Senior Analyst

About Us: SG Analytics (SGA), a Global Insights and Analytics company, focuses on ESG, Data Analytics, and Investment & Market research services. The company has a presence in New York, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, Toronto, London, Zurich, Pune, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad and growing consistently for the last few years.

SGA is a Great Place To Work (GPTW) certified company, and with its thriving work environment shaped by a growth mindset, abundant learning, and a meritocracy-driven culture, SG Analytics has also been awarded regional best employer in 2016, 2018 & 2020.

Role: Senior Analyst – Investment Research, Fixed Income Research

Purpose: 

The role involves analysis of the issuers and preparing detailed initiation reports covering credit outlook, business strategy, peer assessment and financial performance for Banking and Financial Services companies. Additionally, the candidate will recommend corporate bonds based on relative value analysis. He/she will also prepare financial models and forecast the issuers' key credit metrics. The candidate will also be involved in preparing the capital structure analysis and covenant analysis of corporate and financial institutions. 

Responsibilities: 

• Understanding factors that determine the fundamental credit quality and rating of issuers, including key metrics.
• Independently perform detailed credit analysis at both the issuer and sectoral level to recommend the credit instruments (preferably bonds).
• Understanding the impact of broader economic trends and market conditions on both credit quality and valuation.
• Write in-depth fundamental credit research reports covering individual issuers across the globe.
• Analyse bonds based on capital structure and relative value analysis and provide buy, sell, and hold recommendations.
• Work with a mentor and lead junior/intermediate credit analysts in the production and maintenance of credit write-ups.
• Develop and prepare spreadsheets and financial models with quarterly forecasts to support analysis of new and existing issuers
• Understanding of capital structure analysis, indenture screening, covenant analysis, and scenario analysis.
• Working under pressure to deliver high-quality research in a timely manner.
• Flexible to work across multiple projects in the fixed-income domain.

Experience & Skills: 

• MBA or equivalent in Finance /CFA/CA.
• 5+ years of experience in covering Emerging market (EM) or Frontier market corporate credits in Banking and financial services sector 
• Ability to prepare detailed financial models with forecasts as well as articulate and present viewpoints.
• Able to work independently and in a global team set up to take on initiatives with a positive attitude.
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated individual with strong analytical ability and entrepreneurial thinking, a high degree of independence, and a willingness to make above-average commitments.
• Well-versed with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Refinitiv Eikon and Bloomberg.