The Role
We are recruiting for a credit data analyst for Credit Rubric, a leveraged finance data service offering credit analytics for the European high yield market. The analyst will work as part of a team of 11 individuals, entering, reviewing and analysing the credit data of borrowersissuers/companies across multiple sectors.
Successful candidates will have a good knowledge of accountancy and finance (financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flows) through their degree course, work experience or graduate training programme as well as excellent written English and intermediate to advanced Excel skills. The job requires attention to detail and high levels of concentration.
Analysts will receive leveraged finance credit training and have the chance to learn about corporate credit markets and financial analysis.
Key responsibilities:
- Financial Statement Analysis:
- Enter borrower's quarterly/half yearly/annual financial statements and accounts into spreadsheets and database, including in some cases reading quarterly & annual reports and legal documents
- Review borrower financial statements and commentary for key performance indicators
- Monitor and learn about 40-50 borrowers in one or two industries/sectors
- Bond Terms & conditions structuring:
- Enter new borrower lending terms and key credit statistics into the database (especially during non-filings season.)
- Market Insights:
- Study market bond trends and conditions, and sectoral risks affecting the corporates under review
- Work on, or assist with, various weekly, monthly, data/special reports and ad-hoc projects.
Required Skills, Qualification and Experience :
- Accounting: Ability to read and understand financial accounts and accounting terminology, double entry balancing, and financial performance metrics. Good understanding of financial statements; income statement, balance sheet and cash flows.
- Finance: Basic understanding of debt and equity securities.
- Automation: Have knowledge and understanding of current AI tools with ability to learn and use them to automate wherever possible
- Language: Excellent written English and ability to read fast and comprehend information, including financial and legal terminology.
- Excel: Comprehensive knowledge of Excel and ability to use Excel formulas.
- Thorough: Conscientious with attention to detail
- Teamwork: Reliable, helpful and a good team member with ability to work in a team-based environment, with a sense of teamwork and cooperation.
- Deadline: Ability to manage workflow under strict deadlines.
About US
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
With 10,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.
Within ION Analytics we help clients find advantage in a world of information overload and fragmented systems. Our business information solutions blend expert journalism and analytics with data to help banks, advisors, investors, law firms and corporations find opportunities in markets ranging from equities and fixed income to infrastructure and private equity.
On our platform clients can break through silos to originate opportunities, find buyers, and use resources efficiently, and our advanced workflow automation tools cut through the noise to deliver personalized, targeted information that saves time and effort, and drives better decisions.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe,
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
