Associate Director, Ratings Advisory

First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteContractFunction: Consulting & AdvisoryEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Presentation","Credit writing","Communication","Stakeholder management"]

Provide analytical and execution support for ratings advisory mandates across corporate, institutional, financial institution, and sovereign clients. Prepare financial analysis, peer benchmarking, rating methodology summaries, credit narratives, and presentation materials to support rating agency engagement. Assist with base-case and downside scenario, sensitivity, and rating impact assessments, coordinate information requests with rating agencies, and maintain accurate mandate documentation aligned with governance and regulatory expectations.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank
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Associate Director, Ratings Advisory

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Job Summary

Provide analytical and execution support for ratings advisory mandates across corporate, institutional, financial institution, and sovereign clients. Prepare financial analysis, peer benchmarking, rating methodology summaries, credit narratives, and presentation materials to support rating agency engagement. Assist with base-case and downside scenario, sensitivity, and rating impact assessments, coordinate information requests with rating agencies, and maintain accurate mandate documentation aligned with governance and regulatory expectations.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract · Permanent
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support ratings advisory mandates by preparing analysis and presentation materials under senior guidance.
  • •Review client financial statements, capital structures, cash flows and business profiles.
  • •Prepare peer benchmarking, market research, and rating methodology summaries for credit discussions.
  • •Contribute to rating case presentations, information packs, and client discussion materials.
  • •Coordinate rating agency interactions, including meeting logistics, information requests, follow-up actions, and maintaining mandate files.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, or a related discipline.
  • •Basic understanding of regional markets and rating agency methodologies across corporate, FI and sovereign sectors.
  • •Strong financial modelling, credit analysis, and scenario/sensitivity analysis capability.
  • •Basic understanding of capital markets instruments including bonds, sukuk, hybrid capital and structured financing solutions.
  • •Good presentation, credit writing, and analytical communication skills, with the ability to manage deliverables under deadlines.
Experience:Credit analysisRatings advisoryDebt capital marketsCorporate financeCredit riskFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's in finance, Economics, Business, Accounting
Skills:Analytical thinkingPresentationCredit writingCommunicationStakeholder management

Company Brief

First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the UAE’s largest bank, offering retail, corporate, investment banking, wealth and Islamic banking services across multiple continents, formed by the 2017 merger of First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2017
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