Economic Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Functional Responsibility / Domain Related

• Supporting S&P Economists for their regular and thematic research reports
• Maintaining and creating macroeconomic database from primary, secondary and third-party data sources
• Monitoring macroeconomic trends in the region and preparing the economic overview/outlook by using the upcoming economic data releases
• Staying updated on the macro-economic scenario and tracking trends of economic events
• Should be able to read research papers and create models for data analysis
• Execute work under guidance from the reporting manager and in consultation with the S&P Economists
• Ready to support on tighter deadline during quarters to help S&P economists to publish flagship reports in time
• Regularly interact with the S&P Economists to keep them updated on the projects, also attend conference calls with S&P Economists, proactively contribute in internal discussion forums
• Use Python/R to build/run economic models and streamline processes.

Process Adherence

• Update task level operating manuals to document new knowledge gained and new processes
• Adopt and adhere to the defined processes in day-to-day execution of assignments as well as organization wide requirements
• Strictly practice and follow all Compliance and Information Security Policies, Procedures and Guidelines of the Organization

Client Management / Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain cordial and healthy work relationships with onshore clients and with team and internal stakeholders

Educational Qualification

M.A./M.Sc. Economics

Experience

0-1 years of relevant experience

Skills

• Strong macroeconomic knowledge
  • Fundamental macroeconomic concepts
  • Econometric modelling (R, Python, E-views, Stata, etc.)
  • Apply machine learning models for time-series forecasting of key macro variables
• Strong Excel, power point presentation and report-writing skills
• Design prompts for AI tools to extract structured data from unstructured sources
• Knowledge in third party databases such as CEIC, Bloomberg, Haver, Oxford, Thomson Data stream, S&P CapIQ
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written
• Flexible in working at odd hours
• Ability to take ownership and execute tasks independently
• Positive attitude with qualities of a team player
• Open to new ideas and initiatives