Associate – Emerging Market Corp Credit Analyst recruitment

Due to growth, we are seeking Corporate Credit Analyst to perform fundamental (bottoms-up) analysis on companies in Emerging Markets.

The Analyst will be responsible for analyzing credits in a number of industries, performing due diligence, modeling and presenting investment ideas; monitoring credits and assessing relative value based on risk vs. return in a range of different portfolio strategies.

Responsibilities:

*Analyzing issuers via financial modeling, accounting review, covenant analysis, assessment of management's communications, assessment of third-party research, and interacting with management and sell-side analysts, among others

*Recommending investments across a range of portfolios (with e.g. different risk appetites, restrictions), defending those recommendations in both oral and written communication

*Performing ongoing due diligence and monitoring of portfolio positions and key credits, and communicating updates in a timely fashion (orally and in writing)

*Working with economists on the Emerging Markets team to assess the relevant economic and political risks the companies may face

*Working with the Corporate Credit team to identify global relative value and share investment ideas

Experience:

*At least 3- 6 solid years experience in corporate credit analysis from another Asset Management outfit either as a generalist or within one sector or a related discipline (accounting, banking, financial modeling)

*Solid accounting knowledge / Strong financial modeling / Good mathematical grounding

*Strong communication skills (oral and written)

*CFA study (at any level) a plus

*Mandarin speaker a MUST. We dont need business fluency but will need candidates to be comfortable in conversational mandarin.

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