The Credit Sector Specialist is a senior level position responsible for generating market commentary and trade ideas on issuers and securities, in coordination with the Trading team. The overall objective of this role is to assist the business in generating positive Profit and Loss (P&L) from market opportunities, through developing and maintaining regular client communication as well as contributing to both periodicals and targeted desk analysis pieces

Responsibilities:

Cover, analyse and comment on issuers/securities as a lead analyst within assigned coverage area

Generate market commentary and trade ideas and produce internal content to update sales/trading on market moving news and views

Monitor and evaluate desk risk positions, generate trade ideas and identify positive Profit and Loss (P&L) opportunities

Participate in weekly sales meetings to update sales/trading on market news and current sector views

Review legal documentation on capital instruments and have a grasp of several industry sectors

Develop scenario analyses and securities valuations, anticipating restructuring scenarios and capital structures

Conduct company due diligence, including those related to a new issuance on the market and attend company/industry presentations

Develop and maintain regular communication with clients, including periodic travel

Leading strong governance and controls:

Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions

Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services

Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you

Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

Experience in a similar role

In-depth understanding of the technical aspects of credit trading and credit fundamentals preferred

Excel/financial modelling skills, relative value analysis, bond market technical, financial statement analysis

Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced/trading environment

Proven ability to work independently with limited direction and able pivot quickly in go-to-market strategies

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, integrity and reputation

• Financial soundness

• Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

Job Family:

Trading

Time Type:

Full time

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