Review Vacancy
TitleSenior Corporate Credit Analyst
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $175000 to $200000 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with strong academic qualifications; an MBA or CFA designation is preferred. Candidate should have a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in corporate-credit analysis, preferably at a “buy-side” institution.
Seeking candidates with the following attributes:
• Strong communication and financial modeling skills
• Motivated self-starter
• Familiarity with Bloomberg API
Duties Description Description:
The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), with over $20 billion of assets under management, is seeking an experienced credit analyst to assist in managing its corporate bond
portfolio of approximately $8 billion. This position reports to the Chief Credit Officer. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Illustrative Duties:
Senior Corporate Credit Analysts are sector specialists who work closely with the Chief Credit Officer and the corporate PM/trading team to identify sound investment opportunities within
their assigned sectors.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Evaluate and monitor creditworthiness of corporate credits within assigned sectors
• Keep abreast of industry and market developments that could affect the credit portfolio
• Produce written reports on individual credits
• Conduct periodic reviews of assigned sectors, including the identification of industrywide
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and likely implications for specific
credit positions
• Communicate with other buy-side, sell-side and rating agency analysts to enhance
perspective
• Review bond indentures, covenants and other terms related to bond offerings and
corporate actions
• Prepare financial models of material credit exposures, including “what-if” scenarios, to
critically assess creditworthiness and proactively minimize potential credit losses
• Respond in a timely manner to requests from NYSIF colleagues for credit opinions and
market perspective
• Assist the broader team on key initiatives, special projects, and other credit matters
• Collaborate with NYSIF colleagues to improve risk identification and monitoring tools
• Coordinate with NYSIF colleagues in investment operations, accounting, and other
enabling functions on portfolio positions, as needed
• Communicate with the PM, traders and other NYSIF colleagues on credit matters that
affect the portfolio.
Additional Comments NYSIF has a telecommuting program
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.