Credit Research Analyst - Municipal Markets (New York)

Fitch Group•New York, NY

12d•$70,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CreditSights is seeking an Analyst to join its Municipal Research Team in New York. The role involves maintaining surveillance on municipal bond issuer and market performance data, identifying trends for research, and maintaining municipal data and chart libraries. The candidate will learn fundamental credit considerations of key sectors and issuers. The position is with CreditSights, a Fitch Solutions Company, which provides unbiased research on global credit markets to institutional clients. The company emphasizes professional growth, innovation, and collaboration with seasoned analysts.

Requirements

Educated to a bachelor’s degree level or equivalent.
Strong analytical skills and understanding of financial markets.
Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Comfort using frontier AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent).
Some knowledge of accounting and financial analysis.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in or exposure to the municipal bond market.
Experience analyzing municipal issuer credit or municipal market experience.
Degree in STEM, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business.
Proficiency in Bloomberg and/or FactSet.
Hands-on Claude/GPT, Bloomberg API/BQL and/or Python experience.
A passion for financial markets and a curiosity for understanding the mechanics of capital markets.
Capability to produce high-quality outputs under pressure.
A team player spirit and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively.

Responsibilities

Interpret and analyze financial statements and issuer disclosure documents.
Apply, maintain, and revise AI tools to extract and analyze issuer and market surveillance models.
Monitor and interpret bond and other capital market movements.
Prepare presentation materials for clients/attend client meetings.
Have the flexibility to contribute to reports over the weekend.
Contribute to the heavy schedule of analysis and report writing.