US Investment Grade Credit Research, AVP

Barclays • New York, NY

6d • $105,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to support Research Analysts in the production and delivery of Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients. This involves compilation and analysis of data to help Analysts develop investment theses, presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients, and collaboration with the Analyst, Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure Research is produced and delivered in a compliant manner. The Assistant Vice President (AVP) role involves advising and influencing decision making, contributing to policy development, and taking responsibility for operational effectiveness. This includes collaborating closely with other functions/business divisions, leading a team performing complex tasks, and setting objectives and coaching employees. For individual contributors, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members, identify the need for other specializations, and identify new directions for assignments. They will consult on complex issues, provide advice to People Leaders, identify ways to mitigate risk, and develop new policies/procedures. The role requires performing work closely related to other areas, understanding coordination, and collaborating with other areas of work to stay updated on business activity and strategy. It involves complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively, and communicating complex information to influence or convince stakeholders. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values and Mindset.

Requirements

• Advanced Excel proficiency, including data evaluation, modeling, and efficient use of formulas and functions
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey highly detailed information clearly
• Ability to interpret public filings and company disclosures including fluency with financial statement analysis
• Knowledge of the energy sector, including key industry drivers and terminology
• Foundational understanding of market news and current events, with familiarity using platforms such as Bloomberg
• Risk and controls
• Change and transformation
• Business acumen
• Strategic thinking
• Digital and technology
• Job specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

• Considerable desire to learn and continuously expand knowledge
• FINRA SIE, series 7 and 63 or willingness to obtain
• Understanding of and demonstrated interest in applying AI, with the ability to quickly learn new tools, technologies, and proprietary systems
• Exposure to credit research with the capacity to build on existing evaluative skills
• Self-starter mindset

Responsibilities

• Compilation and analysis of data to help Analysts develop investment theses for their coverage areas.
• Presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients by helping to prepare materials or responses to client questions.
• Collaboration with the Analyst, Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to help ensure Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner.
• Evaluate energy issuers, developing forward-looking credit views, and delivering actionable insights that directly support portfolio construction and risk management.
• Conduct deep fundamental credit analysis across the energy sector, including upstream, midstream, downstream, and oilfield services.
• Conduct longer term thematic research about the energy sector and implications for credit issuers.
• Advise and influence decision making.
• Contribute to policy development.
• Take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments.
• Identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Benefits

• The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed