Investment Analyst, Credit Research
About The Position
As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program. Nationwide Investments employs a research-driven, team-oriented, and results-focused investment process to manage our clients’ portfolios. Credit Research is one of three critical functions in the investment process, along with Portfolio Management and Trading. As an Investment Analyst on our Investment Grade Credit Research team, you will be responsible for supporting the Public Corporate Credit team by identifying, analyzing, and recommending investments within the Investment Grade bond market.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Up to 5 years of related investment experience.
- Uses judgement with supervision required for overall tasks
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Excel
- Demonstrates presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to establish and organize work priorities
- Results driven, self-motivated, and intellectually inquisitive
- Positive, hardworking, pro-active, and professional
- Highly collaborative and team oriented
- Critical and creative thinker willing to express opinions and views
- Organized, detailed, and process oriented.
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Accountable for completion of assigned tasks
Nice To Haves
- MBA or CFA preferred
- prior Bloomberg experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Performs basic research and analysis within the asset class in support of the team’s investment decision-making process.
- Identifies risk and return drivers, develops and models forward-looking scenarios, analyzes relative value, and provides input into investment recommendations for positioning within assigned sectors.
- Communicates analysis and investment theses through use of written reports, presentations, conversations, and market meetings.
- Evaluates changes in the economic, regulatory, legislative, and competitive business environments that impact investment fundamentals, valuations, and positioning within client portfolios.
- Builds relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate the analysis of investment opportunities.
- Collaborates successfully with other Nationwide Investment groups to advance our clients’ best interests.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision
- life insurance
- short and long term disability coverage
- paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
- nine paid holidays
- 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
- 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- company-paid pension plan
- business casual attire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
