Summary
The Credit Analyst will report to a West Palm based Portfolio Manager and will be focusing on fundamental bottoms up research to generate commercial trade ideas primarily across the liquid US converts universe.
Job Description
- Conduct rigorous fundamental bottom up credit research to identify attractive long/short investment opportunities. This will entail credit analysis, financial modelling, documentation reviews, etc.
- Analyze businesses and capital structures (Loans, Bonds, CDS) across Distressed, High Yield, and High Grade credit markets and develop credit opinions working with the PM and other analysts in the team.
- Synthesize market information and develop thematic trade ideas across sectors.
- Develop differentiated investment views from consensus and push conviction or contrarian viewpoints.
- Monitor existing positions, including news-flow, fundamental developments, and supply.
- Engage and maintain external relationships (sell-side research, syndicate, company management, ratings agencies) to develop views on issuers.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in credit research on the buy-side or sell-side.
- Outstanding skills in conducting fundamental credit research, including financial modelling and relative value analysis.
- High degree of familiarity with different credit securities, including bonds and credit default swaps.
- Comfort dealing with uncertainty and must be able to express conviction.
- Desire to take risk and accountability of their decisions.
- Self-motivated, team orientated, and highly collaborative.
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards.
