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Summary:
Credit Analyst will perform fundamental credit analysis on issuers in the municipal bond market. Primary responsibilities include the development of fundamental credit opinions, assigning internal credit ratings, and establishing credit outlooks for individual municipal borrowers. The analyst will also be responsible for monitoring specific legislative, regulatory, economic, and fiscal developments related to the municipal market. Analyst is expected to actively maintain and communicate internal ratings and other risk assessments to the broader investment team. Coverage responsibilities would ideally reflect the strengths and professional background of the candidate.
Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Actively recommend changes to issuer-specific credit ratings and outlooks
• Perform special projects as required by the broader credit team
• Analyze multiple sectors and issuers within the municipal bond market
• Analyst will be expected to identify, assume and manage credit risks and work effectively with investment team members
• Maintain appropriate and required documentation in database supporting internal credit opinions
• Develop relationships with underwriters, sell-side research, credit rating agencies, professionals of municipal bond issuers and industry organizations
• Produce well researched, concise reports for investment professionals
• Communicate effectively with broader investment team

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• Knowledge of municipal credit analysis preferred but not required.
• Up to three years of related work experience in the fixed-income credit analysis and/or the Investment Management Industry.

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Ability to cooperate in a team environment is critical
• Open minded, flexible and willing to listen for other people's opinions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills needed to effectively share knowledge and opinions with the broader investment team
• Ability to make decisions and recommendations despite incomplete information, sometimes under stressful conditions
• Must exhibit appropriate software knowledge of Windows-based applications, with expertise in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with Bloomberg a plus
• Excellent analytical skills, with attention to detail and accuracy

Formal Education:

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

Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Worker Type
Employee
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Workplace Model
At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office.
What's in it for you?
Our people are at the ver y core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:

• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with additional supplemental contribution
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Flexible time off and opportunities for a flexible work schedule

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.
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