Hybrid Fixed-Income Credit Research Analyst

GW&K Investment Management; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

401k plan with company match

Health & dental coverage

Job summary

GW&K Investment Management in Boston, MA is seeking an Associate Taxable Research Analyst to support the taxable fixed income team with fundamental research, financial analysis, and relative‑value assessment. You will work with senior analysts and traders to evaluate issuer fundamentals and contribute to actionable investment recommendations.

As you develop expertise, you’ll take on broader coverage responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of corporate credit research, fixed income, leveraged finance, commercial or investment banking, rating‑agency analysis, or a related role with demonstrated exposure to corporate credit analysis.
• CFA charter holder or progress toward CFA designation preferred.
• Familiarity with corporate credit markets, including financial statement analysis, cash flow, leverage, liquidity, credit ratings, spreads, and downside risk.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem‑solving, and technical skills with ability to form, clearly communicate, and provide well‑supported conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental credit analysis of corporate issuers, including assessment of business models, competitive positioning, industry conditions, financial performance, capital structure, liquidity, and downside risks.
• Support senior analysts’ broader sector and issuer coverage through earnings analysis, industry research, review of company filings and rating‑agency reports, and preparation for issuer and management meetings.
• Build and maintain financial models covering operating performance, cash flow, leverage, liquidity, debt‑service capacity, and downside scenarios.
• Develop and communicate concise, well‑supported credit opinions, relative value views, and investment recommendations addressing issuer fundamentals, key risks, catalysts, and valuation.
• Evaluate relative value across issuers, sectors, ratings, maturities, and portions of the capital structure using spread, yield, total-return, and risk‑adjusted frameworks.
• Monitor issuers and sectors for material developments and support portfolio surveillance, watch‑list maintenance, and ongoing investment‑thesis reviews.
• Participate in the evaluation of new bond issues and provide timely analysis of issuer credit quality, transaction structure, pricing, and relative value.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial modeling

Excel

Python

SQL

Power BI

Bloomberg

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Bloomberg

FactSet

Capital IQ

Job description

GW&K Investment Management in Boston, MA is seeking an Associate Taxable Research Analyst to support the taxable fixed income team with fundamental research, financial analysis, and relative‑value assessment. You will work with senior analysts and traders to evaluate issuer fundamentals and contribute to actionable investment recommendations.

As you develop expertise, you’ll take on broader coverage responsibilities.