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We thank you for your interest in joining the Barings team, and invite you to explore our current employment opportunities.

Job Title: Credit Analyst – Investment Grade

Business Title: Associate Director

Location: London

Responsibilities:

• Developing and updating financial models using excel, which are used to project earnings, and providing detailed analysis of capital structures
• Publishing industry and company specific reports
• Analyzing issuers via financial analysis, evaluation of industry positioning, assessment of management and strategy, and interrogation of management and sell-side analysts, among other factors
• Assessing the relative value of IG bond investment opportunities by interpreting risk-reward parameters, legal and capital structures, bond covenants, market drivers of bond performance and the value of available alternatives
• Analyse issuers via financial analysis, evaluation of industry positioning, assessment of management and strategy, and interrogation of management and sell-side analysts, among other factors
• Assess the relative value of investment grade bond investment opportunities by interpreting risk-reward parameters, legal and capital structures, bond covenants, market drivers of bond performance and the value of available alternatives
• Performing ongoing due diligence and monitoring of portfolio positions and key credits in those industries, and communicating updates in a timely fashion (orally and in writing) to team members across the globe
• Prepare and distribute recaps of investment grade market for internal needs
• Recommend investments across a range of portfolios (i.e., with different risk appetites, restrictions on currencies/countries) and defending those recommendations in both oral and written communication with portfolio managers
• Analyzing European Consumer, TMT and Utility sector companies, publishing investment recommendations on their debt securities and derivatives

• Keeping up to date with political, financial and economic changes in the European countries of risk
• Monitor closely financial press and keep a track of market trends, opportunities, risks and new investment products

Required Skills

• Proven working experience as a European IG generalist
• Self-starter who can work effectively on their own with a team, while being resourceful and able to work with other groups to obtain the information necessary to complete tasks
• rigorous research skills
• a keen interest in current affairs
• the ability to work effectively under pressure
• analytical and problem-solving skills
• teamworking skills
• excellent numerical skills and the ability to apply them
• Strong communication skills (written & Oral)
• Risk management focused
• Expert in Bloomberg application

Qualifications

• CFA qualification or equivalent qualification
• Knowledge of derivatives especially as related to credit default swaps and interest rate swaps
• Undergraduate degree in the sciences, engineering, or finance is strongly preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including high level of fluency in English
• 5 years minimum experience in investment grade credit markets
• Numerical and analytical with good attention to detail
• A keen interest in learning about and following financial markets

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