Investment Grade Credit Analyst: Strategic Credit Research

NexPoint; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Generous bonus potential

Job summary

NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm based in Dallas, seeks an Investment Grade Credit Analyst to evaluate and monitor corporate credit investments. You will perform fundamental research, assess issuers, and provide actionable recommendations to portfolio managers.

The role requires solid financial analysis, credit judgment, and clear communication of conclusions. Join a team delivering across real estate, corporate credit, equities, and insurance solutions in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or related discipline.
• Three to seven years of experience in credit research, fixed-income investing, commercial banking, rating-agency analysis, or related field.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance, accounting, fixed-income securities, and credit markets.
• Experience evaluating investment-grade corporate bonds and new-issue transactions.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg, Excel, financial modeling, and market-data platforms.
• Experience covering financial institutions or other specialized sectors is beneficial.
• Undergraduate degree from a highly ranked school with strong academic record.
• 2+ years post-undergrad experience at a commercial or investment bank or accounting firm.
• Prior investment grade credit analysis experience is a plus.
• Solid modeling skills, strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills.
• Desire to live and work in Dallas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental credit analysis of investment-grade corporate issuers across assigned industries.
• Evaluate business models, competitive positioning, industry dynamics, management quality, and financial performance.
• Analyze financial statements, capital structures, cash-flow generation, leverage, liquidity, refinancing needs, and debt-service capacity.
• Develop financial forecasts and assess credit performance under base-case and downside scenarios.
• Identify relative-value opportunities across issuers, sectors, maturities, seniority levels, and the credit curve.
• Monitor portfolio holdings, new issuance, rating-agency actions, earnings results, market developments, and changes in credit spreads.
• Partner with portfolio managers and traders on portfolio construction, trade execution, and risk management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Dallas relocation

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business

Tools

Bloomberg

Excel

Financial modeling

Market-data platforms

Job description

NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm based in Dallas, seeks an Investment Grade Credit Analyst to evaluate and monitor corporate credit investments. You will perform fundamental research, assess issuers, and provide actionable recommendations to portfolio managers.

The role requires solid financial analysis, credit judgment, and clear communication of conclusions. Join a team delivering across real estate, corporate credit, equities, and insurance solutions in a dynamic