Credit Analyst


Company:: Trust Company of the West
Location:: Los Angeles, CA
Job Type:: Full Time
Category:: Asset Management

Yrs of Exp:: 2+ to 5 years
Posted:: 5/9/2013

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Job Description

Primary Responsibilities:

Duties include (i) monitoring industry and specific credits on an intra-day basis, providing fundamental research analysis, (ii) new issue evaluation, (iii) formulation / communication of investment ideas.

The Credit Analyst will provide support for the following types of activities, including but not limited to: financial analysis, covenant analysis, discussions with management, discussions with Street/rating agency analysts, and industry analysis. The candidate may be called to present findings/investment opinions to the credit committee, thus the ideal candidate must have highly professional communication skills. Also, responsibilities may include interaction with outside constituents (clients/consultants) describing investment opinions/philosophy.

Qualifications:

At least three years of experience in the securities industry with two years in a research analyst position; experience covering banks/financial institutions strongly preferred
Bachelor's Degree required; Graduate degree and/or CFA designation strongly preferred
Diligent, hard-working, responsible, willing to work both in a team setting and independently, and have proven these characteristics
Excellent math/finance and strong computer skills, particularly Excel
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to multitask in a trade room atmosphere
Entrepreneurial attitude; creativity to search out investment opportunities