Guggenheim Investments ยท 1 month ago
Structured Credit - Analyst (Senior Associate)
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$135K/yr - $150K/yr
2+ years expGuggenheim Investments is seeking a Structured Credit Analyst to join their team in Santa Monica, California. The role involves conducting security and portfolio-level analysis, maintaining market coverage, and sourcing investments while collaborating with credit sector teams and portfolio managers.
FinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
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. Emphasis on in-depth collateral and structural analysis
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 catalogues 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
Qualification
Required
2-5 years of research, analysis, or structuring in credit fixed income
CFA Level 1
Strong credit, finance, economic, business and technical skills
Bachelor's degree
Preferred
Senior Associate (4-6 years) 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
Company
Guggenheim Investments
Guggenheim Investments is the global asset management and investment advisory division of Guggenheim Partners.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Anne Walsh
Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management
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Robert Zable
Global Head of CLOs and Liquid Loans at Guggenheim Investments
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