Structured Credit Analyst – Senior Associate
Guggenheim Partners
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Santa Monica • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $135,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Lead evaluation of specialized and complex investments utilizing all available sources of information including governing documents, published research, financial reports, news, rating agency reports, and market information
- Generate credit views, trade ideas and research summaries
- Calculate total return, option-adjusted spread, and scenario analysis using standard analytical tools
- Present trade ideas and credit views to sector team members and portfolio managers
- Maintain and originate client presentation materials related to key market development and investment views
- Maintain and develop cashflow and financial models for specialized and complex investments
- Supervise and quality control cashflow / financial models for less-complex, on-the-run investments
- Develop and maintain internal catalogs of deal comps, credit views, and credit statistics to support monitoring, surveillance, and relative risk and value analysis
- Research developments related to specialized and more complex investments
- Participate in meetings with dealers and industry experts for industry background and deal research
- Direct and perform quality control of the monthly and quarterly surveillance processes
- Ensure completeness of investment analysis and documentation in conformance with firm standards
- Conduct reviews of prospective portfolio acquisitions
- Conduct and oversee ad hoc analysis to support PM, management, client, and desk-directed inquiries
Requirements
- 4-6 years of experience in credit research, analysis, trading, or structuring
- Advanced degree (MFE, MBA) or equivalent educational background are desirable
- CFA Charter or commitment to progress toward CFA Charter
- Experience with industry standard tools such as Bloomberg, BRS, Yieldbook, Intex
- Strong credit, finance, economic, business, and technical skills
- Advanced Excel skills are required
- SQL, Python skills are desirable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task across analytical, administrative, and research activities in a detail oriented and timely manner
- Strong commitment to performance and accuracy of work product
- Team oriented individual with ability to work independently and work well with diverse groups in a market-paced environment
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
credit researchfinancial modelingscenario analysisoption-adjusted spreadcashflow analysisSQLPythonadvanced Excel
Soft skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationmulti-taskingdetail orientedcommitment to performanceteam orientedindependent workability to work with diverse groups
Certifications
CFA CharterMBAMFE