Job Description:
Job Title: Corporate Credit Research Analyst
Corporate Title: Vice President to Director
Location: London
Company Overview
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Location Overview
Our London office is based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral on bustling King Edward Street. Here you’ll find modern workspaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we’re proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop terrace and take in the spectacular views across London. Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical center.
Role Description
You will be responsible for analysing both industry risk and individual company credit risk across the capital structure (including corporate hybrids) and maturity curve in your defined coverage sectors. You should be comfortable modelling companies’ financial statements. You are expected to make differentiated relative value recommendations on your broad coverage universe, in written reports which will be published and sent to our global client base. You will present your viewpoints to our internal and external clients. You will be a part of our highly ranked Credit Research team which has an excellent reputation and track record with our clients.
Responsibilities
You will leverage insights gathered from your research to provide recommendations on the purchase, sale, or holding of securities to institutional clients
Collecting information related to the prices, sales, government programs, and market trends and develops sales strategies accordingly
You will analyse the organization's capital structure and prepare reports and presentations for institutional clients and industry groups to communicate future performance of the company's securities or capital markets
Collaborating with the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research team to analyse implications of ESG attributes in investment processes
You will develop and maintain databases and indicators for critical research products, while producing collaborative reports with analysis findings
You will work closely with our internal partners in Sales and Trading to optimise our service to our investing client base.
What we are looking for
Proven ability to produce written research that meets the firm’s standards for the basis of recommendations and risk management.
Previous experience covering corporate credit or corporates, regardless of asset class is highly preferred.
Credit Research
Research Analysis
Financial Forecasting and Modelling
Financial Analysis
Profitability Analysis
Trading and Investment Analysis
Data and Trend Analysis
Technical Documentation
Business Intelligence
Client Management
Data Quality Management
Relationship Building
Causation Analysis
Data Visualization
Benefits of working at Bank of America: United Kingdom
Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.
Bank of America
Good conduct and sound judgment are crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.