Fixed Income Analyst

Fixed Income Analyst

Department: Investment Management Group

Reports to: Managing Director

Job Summary:

Support traders portfolio managers and client service in the development communication and execution of investment strategies that seek to maximize risk-adjusted performance across the firms discretionary and non-discretionary institutional mandates.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities of the analyst position include:

• Aid senior staff in portfolio strategy and construction congruent with clients investment guidelines and objectives
• Perform portfolio risk analytics and performance attribution and communicate findings to senior staff and client service
• Portfolio monitoring review/analyze weekly analytics and portfolio weights to help inform investment decisions
• Support business development in RFP reviews marketing material and ad-hoc requests
• Monitor credit portfolios to evaluate ongoing credit quality and ratings migrations
• Re-balancing of model portfolios to model/target weights
• Assist in economic market and relative value research and commentary
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from traders and portfolio managers

Qualifications:

• One (1) to three (3) years of relevant work experience preferably in asset management banking or related field
• Understanding of macroeconomic and fixed income fundamentals
• Familiarity with securitized products corporate credit municipal bonds and repo markets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with VBA SQL is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Bloomberg Intex and other analytics platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic attention to detail and superior analytical skills
• Bachelors degree and strong academic record with a concentration in finance economics mathematics or other related quantitative/analytical discipline preferred. Advanced degree is a plus.

Language Skills: Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients and team members

ALM First Statement on Diversity & Inclusion:ALM First believes deeply in equality and strongly supports diversity and inclusion. We will continue our commitment to financial inclusion for all Americans as we serve the clients providing critical financial resources to the communities that need them most. We are always looking at how we can improve our own policies and practices to encourage diversity through the use of our designated committee.

Equal Employment Opportunity:ALM First has a commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age citizenship marital status disability veteran status political belief or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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