Senior Research Credit Analyst – Euro Services & Healthcare
CreditSights is currently seeking a Senior Research Credit Analyst, Euro Services & Healthcare, based out of our London office.
CreditSights offers award-winning, unbiased research on global credit markets, empowering clients to make informed investment decisions. With offices in London, New York, Singapore, Glasgow, we serve a diverse global institutional client base, including banks, investment advisors, mutual funds, and hedge funds. As a leading voice in credit research, our expert insights are featured in top publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. As a Fitch Solutions Company, we provide a dynamic environment fostering professional growth and innovation, where you collaborate with seasoned analysts to deliver critical intelligence in complex financial markets.
We are looking for a candidate who is qualified, eager, and a self-starter, who thrives when faced with challenging timescales and has the ability to produce high quality research under pressure. Ideal candidates should have the ability to work independently, as well as be a team player who likes to work collaboratively, with an interest in becoming part of an established, dynamic and well-regarded financial services firm.
This is a publishing role and requires a commitment to active production of credit research. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in the IG/HY credit markets. This role contemplates a focus on the fundamental analysis of debt issuers, and an emphasis on relative value.
CreditSights was founded 25 years ago with the goal of producing insightful, impartial research that would allow our clients to make prudent, profitable investment decisions in the global credit markets. CreditSights is a Fitch Solutions Company.
About the Team
Working at CreditSights offers the chance to be part of a premier independent credit research firm, renowned for its in-depth analysis and insights. You'll collaborate with a team of seasoned analysts, delivering critical intelligence that helps clients navigate complex financial markets. This dynamic environment encourages professional growth and innovation, enabling you to make a meaningful impact in the field of credit research.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Commitment to active production of credit research with the appropriate depth, timeliness and market relevance.
- Have a deep and broad understanding of bond and issuance structures.
- Be attuned to market and sector changes and produce market relevant research.
- Be an excellent communicator and actively engage with clients, market participants and other internal and external stakeholders.
You May Be a Good Fit If
We will consider any candidate who demonstrates a high level of competence and motivation, preference will be given to candidates possessing the following qualifications:
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of accounting and experience analysing companies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- 5+ years of experience in the IG and HY credit markets
- Seasoned communicator with experience in client-facing roles
- Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Highly organised, with a methodical approach to work and excellent attention to detail
What Would Make You Stand Out
- Experience analysing credits within the HY Services & Healthcare sectors
- Degrees in STEM, Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business
- Proficiency in Bloomberg and FactSet
- Applied use of AI tools to enhance core workflows
- Capability of producing high-quality outputs under pressure
- A team player spirit and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively
- Eagerness to train, develop, manage and/or mentor junior analyst team members
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Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
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