Sutherland - Senior Professional - Credit Research

Job Description : Credit Analyst 

The role is a part of the Fixed Income team which supports a multi-billion-dollar asset manager based out of UK. The candidate is required to have a good understanding of loan markets and excellent verbal faculties to interact with onsite analysts and portfolio managers.

The KRA of the role is to analyse primary/secondary deals in the loan markets and monitor loan portfolio across sectors in an efficient and time-bound manner. He/She should be adept in financial modelling, detailed report writing, analysis and valuation for the said asset class. The analyst will be the virtual front-end analyst for the client and will work closely with on-shore counterparties with an aim to find value in a potential investment opportunity and thereafter monitor the investment's performance.

Principal Responsibilities :

- Analyzing issuers via financial analysis, evaluation of industry positioning, assessment of management and strategy, among other factors

- Identifying investment catalysts, business risks and form an opinion on the said asset class

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

- Supporting the recommendations of investments across a range of portfolios and defending those recommendations in both oral and written communication with portfolio managers

- Keep track of relevant news for the portfolio and analyse potential impact

- Working alongside senior analysts to perform ongoing due diligence and monitoring of portfolio positions and key credits and communicating updates in a timely fashion (orally and in writing) to team members across the globe

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

- Works well under pressure - must be able to remain calm and focused while multi-tasking 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 towards a common goal of effectively managing large portfolios

Requirement :

- MBA Finance from premier institute/CFA/CA or equivalent

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in credit evaluation fixed income products / in equity research

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Database usage experience - Bloomberg, Microsoft Office, Syndication sites, others

- Attention to detail and organizational skills

- Ability to work independently and demonstrated critical reasoning ability