Research Analyst (High Yield)

As a Research Analyst in our Investment Team, you will workin a highly collaborative team structure, you will deepen your research expertise and build relationships and knowledge that cement your career as a research analyst. This is a unique opportunity to make your mark on your sectors of expertise within our highly entrepreneurial, fixed-income investment business. In this role you will work closely with portfolio managers, traders, and other research analysts to support investment decisions and portfolio management strategies.

• Conduct comprehensive credit analysis of high yield issuers, including financial statement analysis, industry evaluation, and competitive positioning.
• Make actionable investment recommendations in the High Yield and Leveraged Loan segments of the market
• Monitor and analyse market trends, economic indicators, and industry developments that impact high yield securities. Provide intensive, bottom-up fundamental research and analysisto support and inform your views.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers to support the construction and management of high yield portfolios.
• Perform primary and secondary research on the entire capital structure of loans and bonds
• Conduct market research and relative value analysis utilizing your considerable credit skills
• Build and maintain proprietary financial models for the entire peer group in your assigned sectors, accompanied by internal due diligence meetings with management teams and company visits
• Attend industry conferences and bridge sell-side and rating agency relationships to help promote fully actionable investment ideas
• Communicate with and present to clients as the expert in your select sectors

• A minimum of 5 years of industry experience, demonstrating knowledge and understanding in high yield research, credit analysis or related field.
• The ability to effectivelycommunicate with portfolio managers, traders and external clients
• Effective writing and presentation skills
• An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, or Economics
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), MBA or other advanced degree valued
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving ability coupled with excellent financial, mathematical and statistical skills.