Lead-Research

Job Description: Senior Professional: Credit Analyst

The role is for a position in the Credit Research team, which supports many multibillion dollar asset managers worldwide.

The team works as the virtual front-end analysts for clients, helping them find value in potential investment opportunities and thereafter, monitor the investment’s performance.

The candidates are required to have a good understanding of one or many fixed income asset classes, such as High Yield Bonds, Leveraged Loans, and Structured Products.

Ability to analyze primary and secondary deals in an efficient and time-bound manner and excellent written & verbal communication skills to interact with onsite analysts and portfolio managers are some prerequisites for the role.

 

Key Responsibilities

Analyzing issuers via financial analysis, evaluating industry positioning, assessing business, management, and strategy, etc.

Building and maintaining financial models (historical and forecasts) and other investment related infrastructure supporting our credit recommendations and investments across sectors

Identifying investment catalysts and business risks, and forming an opinion on the said asset class/credits

Authoring credit reports/memos, supporting and defending the recommendations in both verbal and written formats with portfolio managers

Assessing the relative value of investment opportunities by interpreting risk–reward parameters, legal and capital structures, bond covenants, market drivers, and value of available alternatives

Working with senior analysts to perform ongoing due diligence and monitor portfolio positions and key credits

Keeping track of relevant news for the portfolio and analyzing potential impact

Working well under pressure – must be able to remain calm and focused while multitasking in a fast-paced, unstructured, and dynamic work environment

Team oriented/strong communication – must be able to work with people of diverse skills and personalities toward a common goal of effectively managing large portfolios

Requirements

MBA Finance from premier institutes/CFA/CA or equivalent

Minimum 3 years of experience in credit evaluation and fixed income fundamental research

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Attention to detail and organizational skills

Ability to work independently and should have critical reasoning skills

Proficiency in using databases – Bloomberg, Microsoft Office, Syndication sites, and others

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.