Credit Analyst

• Liaise with arrangers, issuers and ratings agencies on upcoming and existing bond issuances.
• Investigate new entrants to the bond market and conduct research on similar organisations globally if necessary.
• Investigate creditworthiness of banks and other lenders, corporate and government-related issuers.
• Analyse financial statements to assess the creditworthiness of the entity.
• Advise on appropriate through-the-cycle pricing for new and currently held instruments on a total return basis.
• Analyse legal documentation relating to bond issues and if required, following up with internal legal counsel.
• Report to the Internal Credit Committee on credit exposures and developments.
• Assist other members of the Credit team with operational tasks and analysis.
• Contribute to investment decisions made by the team
• Analyse and understand economic cycles and interpret economic variables.
• Valuation and dealing in fixed income assets.
• Perform Quantitative Analysis on various assets and markets.
• Analyse yield curves and calculate break-even levels.

• Chartered Accountant / BCom Accounts / Business Science Finance, Economics, Actuarial, Quantitative Management or Chartered Financial Analyst.

• Relevant Credit Analysis work experience.
• Strong accounting experience Articles.
• Proficient with Excel and Bloomberg.
• Experience within the debt investing environment.
• Exposure to financial markets.
• Investigative work experience.
• Must be willing to travel around the country to meet with issuers if necessary.

• Passion for credit and the bond market.
• Proactive self-starter.
• Confident.
• Motivated to prove themselves for performance-based rewards.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Willing to collaborate and work well within a team environment.
• Strong technical ability to analyse financial instruments.
• Able to present themselves articulately.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Smart, insightful, passionate about markets, self-starter.

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