Analyst/ Associate - US Credit Strategy, Global Research

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · New York, NY

This role is for a Credit Strategy Analyst/Associate at Bank of America, focusing on generating forecasts, trade ideas, and relative value calls for US corporate bonds and loans. It involves macroeconomic analysis, market event following, report writing, SQL database manipulation, and client interaction. The position requires strong analytical, communication, and technical skills, with experience in Leveraged Credit and quantitative modeling being a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Independently follow market events, develop original ideas and analysis, and write impactful summaries on US Credit, delivering a clear and concise message.
  2. Help the senior analyst in publishing daily, weekly and monthly research reports on corporate credit markets (HY focus) as well as larger thematic pieces.
  3. Query, insert and manipulate SQL databases. Create analysis using SQL, Bloomberg, and Excel .
  4. Interact with internal and external clients to articulate the team’s views and respond to client and sales/trading requests.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Financial Engineering)
  • Proficient in SQL
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Proficient in Bloomberg
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Native proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice to have

  • 2-3 years of relevant experience in Leveraged Credit
  • Prior experience in HY/Loans
  • Ability to build quantitative and statistical models

What the JD emphasized

  • analytical thinking
  • attention to detail
  • quality control
  • ability to multitask
  • thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • entrepreneurial mindset
  • self-starter
  • thinking creatively
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • client dialog
  • manipulating SQL databases
  • statistical modeling
  • handling big data
  • articulate concepts into impactful written summaries
  • Proficient in SQL, Excel ​and Bloomberg.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Native proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
  • Strong work ethic
  • quality control over their own work.
  • demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and bring them to a logical conclusion.
  • handling multiple projects and requests simultaneously.