Senior Municipal Credit Analyst

Candidate will analyze municipal credits across various sectors and across the credit spectrum in support of the firm’s public finance banking, sales, underwriting, and trading teams. In the primary market, the candidate will support the public finance bankers in multiple ways, including attending issuer meetings, soliciting investor feedback, providing credit notes to the sales team on select credits, and serving on the firm’s Commitment Committee. The candidate will also support the sales and trading teams with credit support on secondary market trades. The candidate will be in the firm’s New York City office, although another office location could be considered. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze issuer credit quality; monitor and assess general market conditions as well as legislative and regulatory changes affecting the municipal market; produce periodic written material on sectors or events impacting the municipal bond market; provide client-related feedback to sales and trading; provide credit and structuring insights to the public finance team and assist with RFP responses, oral presentations, and relationship development; develop relationships across the fixed income platform including with the issuer and investor communities

Requirements

Relevant fundamental credit analysis experience; strong working knowledge of the municipal bond market landscape; expertise in or ability to pick up knowledge in tax-backed, utility, airport, pre-paid gas, and housing sectors; ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment; ability to work independently and with a team; strong organizational skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task; ability to remain flexible with changing priorities; confidence interacting with sales, trading, banking, institutional and issuer clients; strong written and verbal communication skills; willingness and ability to travel to visit clients and participate in public speaking engagements; ability to provide writing samples; minimum of seven years of relevant municipal credit analysis experience; undergraduate degree required; competency with Bloomberg, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Series 52 and 63 licenses or willingness to obtain them shortly after employment; Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) - FINRA

Nice to have

MBA; CPA; CFA (preferred)

Benefits

Additional compensation (cash or equity); discretionary bonuses; commissions; medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave); parental leave