Service Desk Analyst

At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Fitch’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have been established by employees who have joined together as a workplace community based on similar backgrounds or life experiences. Fitch’s ERGs are available to connect employees with others within the organization to offer professional and personal support.

With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables you to make important credit judgments with confidence.

**Company Overview**:
Dual-headquartered in New York and London, Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.

Fitch Solutions delivers credit market data, analytical tools and risk services to the global financial community. In addition to offering proprietary market-based content, Fitch Solutions distributes the ratings, research and financial data of Fitch Ratings through a variety of flexible platforms. With innovation and experience behind every solution, Fitch Solutions helps financial professionals meet the diverse and evolving needs of today’s global markets.

Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions, along with Fitch Learning, are part of the Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is majority-owned by Hearst.

**Department overview**:
The Global Service Desk is responsible for providing a high level of computing and telecommunications support, as well as implementing projects and technical initiatives for Fitch staff internationally. There are approximately 2000 users in Europe, as well as approximately 5,000 users in sites across: America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Support and project work encompasses all sites as well as frequent interaction with IT staff in our offices globally.

Service Desk technicians are primarily responsible for resolving queries that are picked up by themselves from the telephone, ticketing system or have been assigned or escalated to them from one analyst to another. They are also responsible for completing various project related tasks as may be assigned to them.

The Barcelona Service Desk reports to the Service Desk Team Leader in Frankfurt.

This is a support role requiring working hours between 9am and 5pm although work outside these hours will be occasionally be required.

**Responsibilities**:

- Take and resolve requests over the telephone, face to face and via the ticketing system.
- Respond to and resolve requests within the specified time frame as logged in the ticketing system.
- Keep requests updated in system with progress on a daily basis including requests for escalation.
- Interpret and reiterate company policies to users and technicians and enforce policy when appropriate.
- Prepare written communications and documentation.
- Undertake research, document results and present to colleagues and Managers.
- Develop own technical knowledge to improve ability to resolve requests.
- Work with co-workers to increase knowledge across the Global Service Desk team.
- Work with other team members and small project groups to develop tools to improve the Global Service Desks efficiency and effectiveness.
- Recommend new methods or improvements based on own research, knowledge and possibly testing.
- Organise, implement and action project tasks as required within agreed timeframe.
- Expert knowledge on the local office