Senior Municipal Credit Analyst

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Job Description

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Credit Analyst (Analyst) will perform fundamental credit analysis on issuers in the municipal bond market. Primary responsibilities include the development of fundamental credit opinions, assigning internal credit ratings, and establishing credit outlooks for individual municipal borrowers. The Analyst will also be responsible for monitoring specific legislative, regulatory, economic, and fiscal developments related to the municipal market, and is expected to actively communicate investment opinions and other risk assessments to the broader investment team. Coverage responsibilities would ideally reflect the strengths and professional background of the candidate.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Analyst will be expected to identify, assume and manage credit risks and work effectively with investment team members
• Analyze multiple sectors and issuers within the municipal bond market
• Produce well researched, concise reports for investment professionals
• Maintain appropriate and required documentation in database supporting internal credit opinions
• Actively recommend changes to issuer-specific credit ratings and outlooks
• Communicate credit opinions effectively and efficiently with the broader investment team
• Develop and strengthen relationships with underwriters, sell-side research, credit rating agencies, professionals of municipal bond issuers and industry organizations
• Perform due diligence site visits and attend industry conferences as appropriate
• Mentor junior analysts
  
  

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• The ideal candidate will have at least 8-10 years of related work experience in fixed-income credit analysis with municipal credit analysis strongly preferred.
  
  

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Ability to cooperate in a team environment is critical
• Excellent analytical skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to make decisions and recommendations despite incomplete information, sometimes under stressful conditions
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with a variety of individuals
• Open minded, flexible and willing to listen for other people’s opinions
• Must exhibit appropriate software knowledge of Windows-based applications, with expertise in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with Bloomberg a plus
  
  

Formal Education:

• A Master’s degree and/or CFA designation is preferred
  
  

The salary range for this position in New York is $150,000 - $185,000 annually. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office.

What’s in it for you?

Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan
  
  

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

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