High Yield & Investment Grade Analyst – Credit Fund – Global Investment Fund – Senior Associate to VP level recruitment

Our client is a top performing asset management firm, who are now looking to add a High Yield Analyst to their Credit Research Team.  Reporting to the Director of Credit Research, you will make recommendations to the Portfolio Managers on investments on high yield bonds, mainly issued by corporates. There will also be the opportunity to work on investment grade investments although due to the markets and strategy, the emphasis will probably be on high yield

Candidates will prepare credit papers, undertake detailed financial analysis and modelling, meet issuers, monitor portfolios, performed credit analysis.

Candidates will have a background as follows:

- high yield credit analysts from the sell or the buy side, or investment grade analysts with some high yield experience

- leveraged debt professionals from debt funds, where you will have gained exposure to credit research

- you will probably have between 5- 8 years experience in credit research, leveraged finance, investing

- excellent technical skills