IG Credit Analyst (Generalist) – Global Asset Manager

Octavius Finance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Octavius Finance seeks an Investment Grade Credit Analyst to join its fixed income team in London. The role requires 3–5 years’ experience in credit research, strong modelling skills and clear communication of investment views to portfolio managers.

You will analyse diverse industries, monitor credit quality and contribute to the team’s investment views and positioning within an established platform.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in corporate credit research.
• Experience analysing investment grade corporate bonds.
• Broad generalist sector coverage across multiple non-financial corporates.
• Strong understanding of credit metrics and capital structures.
• Excellent modelling, analytical and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental credit research across global investment grade corporate bonds.
• Analyse corporate financial statements, business models, capital structures and credit metrics.
• Assess creditworthiness, identify investment opportunities and monitor existing positions.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models and credit analysis.
• Produce investment recommendations and communicate findings to portfolio managers and the wider investment team.
• Monitor industry developments, macroeconomic factors and company-specific events impacting credit quality.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the team's investment views and portfolio positioning.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial modelling

Financial statement analysis

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Job description

Octavius Finance has recently been appointed by a leading investment management firm to appoint an Investment Grade Credit Analyst to its established fixed income team.

This is an opportunity for an analyst with 3–5 years' experience to take responsibility for fundamental credit research across the global investment grade corporate bond universe, contributing to investment decisions within a well-established investment platform.

The successful candidate will operate as a broad-based generalist, analysing companies and assessing credit fundamentals across a diverse range of industries and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental credit research across global investment grade corporate bonds.
• Analyse corporate financial statements, business models, capital structures and credit metrics.
• Assess creditworthiness, identify investment opportunities and monitor existing positions.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models and credit analysis.
• Produce investment recommendations and communicate findings to portfolio managers and the wider investment team.
• Monitor industry developments, macroeconomic factors and company-specific events that may impact credit quality.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the team's investment views and portfolio positioning.

Candidate Requirements

• 3–5 years' experience in corporate credit research within an asset manager, investment bank or comparable investment environment.
• Demonstrable experience analysing investment grade corporate bonds.
• Broad generalist sector coverage, ideally spanning multiple non-financial corporate sectors.
• Strong understanding of corporate financial statements, credit metrics, capital structures and fundamental credit analysis.
• Excellent financial modelling, analytical and written communication skills.
• Ability to form independent credit views and articulate investment conclusions.

We are particularly interested in analysts with broad corporate credit experience across sectors such as industrials, consumer, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, utilities, energy and materials.

This is a generalist corporate credit position. Candidates whose experience is predominantly focused on financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, are unlikely to be suitable.