S&P Global UK | Sr Specialist, Equity Research — EMEA Dividend Forecasting

Responsibilities and impact

• This is a role for a detail-oriented, intellectually curious analyst who wants their work to matter in global markets.
• As Sr Specialist, Equity Research, you will own a portfolio of European and UK equities, producing market-moving dividend forecasts and delivering actionable insights to institutional clients.
• You will join a collaborative, intellectually driven environment where your analysis directly influences the investment and trading decisions of leading buy-side and sell-side institutions worldwide.
• Build and sustain institutional client relationships across buy-side and sell-side firms, responding to research enquiries and delivering insights that directly support trading and investment decisions.
• Develop and enhance financial models to improve forecast accuracy, estimate quality, and operational efficiency — contributing to team-wide projects that strengthen analytical infrastructure.
• Partner with sales and product teams on initiatives to grow revenue through targeted client engagement and to enhance the product experience in collaboration with technical specialists.
• Forecast dividend payments across European and UK equities using bottom-up financial statement analysis, earnings call insights, market news, peer benchmarking, and historical distribution patterns — identifying early signals of changes to shareholder distributions.
• Collaborate across S&P Global — working with research and data teams globally to generate new research ideas and maintaining direct dialogue with company contacts to deepen understanding of dividend policies and financial positions.

What we're looking for

• Demonstrable knowledge of financial statement analysis and equity research, with academic or professional experience in equity markets.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including construction and maintenance of financial models.
• Proven ability to communicate directly with clients and company contacts, with strong written research and report-writing skills demonstrated in a professional or academic context.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent analytical tasks to tight deadlines, maintaining a high degree of accuracy and data integrity throughout.
• Practical experience using VBA, SQL, or Python for financial data analysis, modelling, or process automation.
• Knowledge of equity derivatives and their application within investment or trading decision-making workflows.
• Experience using AI tools for analytical automation or workflow efficiency.
• Prior experience in a buy-side or sell-side equity research role covering European or UK-listed equities.
• Fluency in one or more additional European languages (e.g., Spanish or French)

S&P Global UK

S&P Global UK is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in London.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance