Credit Analyst

We are recruiting for a credit analyst position (contract) for Debtwire and Credit Rubric (part of ION Analytics), leveraged finance data services. The team provides credit analytics and unique insights, including detailed analysis of financial statements, profitability, liquidity, recent events, along with valuation, legal & covenant analyses; on high yield, stressed and distressed companies in North America and EMEA.

Successful candidates will have a good knowledge of accountancy and finance through their degree course, with working knowledge of automation and coding in python and understanding of AI tools and data visualization tools such as PowerBI.

Analyst will receive leveraged finance credit training and have a chance to learn about corporate credit markets and financial analysis. Analyst would have to stay up to date with industry trends, regulatory changes, and market dynamics. The nature of the job is intellectually engaging, with strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, crucial for success in any career.

• Enter borrowers quarterly financial statements, key performance indicators into spreadsheets and databases.
• Use AI tools wherever possible to automate data collection.
• Enter new borrower lending terms and key credit statistics into database.
• Monitor and learn about 35-40 companies in one or two industry/sectors.
• Read and analyse quarterly & annual reports and extract relevant information.
• Work on, or assist with, various weekly, monthly, quarterly, credit reports and/or special reports, including data reports and ad-hoc projects.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience