Associate Credit Research Analyst (U.S. Bank Loans)

Lord Abbett.com

$130K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-3 years of financial modeling experience
  • Knowledge of high yield/leveraged loans and private credit/direct lending is a plus
  • Experience in the healthcare sector is beneficial
  • Strong quantitative skills
  • Excellent communication and investment management abilities
  • BA/BS degree required

Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed fundamental analysis for Loan-Only capital structures
  • Build and maintain financial models for companies and industries
  • Assist Senior Analysts in creating research notes with supporting data
  • Develop research knowledge and skills with guidance from Senior Analysts
  • Foster relationships with management teams and investment professionals
  • Analyze and help draft loan agreements and related credit documents

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package
  • Competitive retirement plans
  • Robust health and wellness programs
  • Eligibility for discretionary bonuses based on performance
Full Job Description
The Role

Job Overview:

We are looking to expand our 30+ person credit research team by adding an Associate Research Analyst to assist Senior Analysts covering companies with Loan-Only capital structures. This individual will be part of the Global Credit Research Team and will interact with investment professionals across our taxable fixed income mandates.

We'll trust you to:

  • Conduct detailed industry and company fundamental analysis for Loan-Only capital structures as directed by the Senior Analysts
  • Build and maintain industry and company financial models
  • Assist Senior Analyst in constructing company and industry research notes, providing background information, graphs and data tables
  • Develop and refine research knowledge and skills under the guidance of the supervising Senior Analyst and Director of Research
  • Communicate and develop relationships with issuer management teams, sell-side professionals, legal and restructuring professionals, and private equity sponsors
  • Analyze and help develop credit documents such as loan agreements, amendments, and security agreements


You'll need to have:

  • 2-3 years of financial modeling experience
  • Experience with high yield/leveraged loans, private credit/direct lending and the healthcare sector would be helpful
  • Excellent quantitative, communication, and investment management skills
  • BA/BS degree required


Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $130,000-$150,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

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