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About the Role
The Credit Analyst will focus on Investment Grade and High Yield credit research, portfolio construction, risk management, and quantitative analysis. This role involves pairing fundamental credit judgment with quantitative investment management techniques and contributing to the tools that support them within a team-based environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-depth research on corporate credits in the investment grade and high yield spaces.
- Construct credit portfolios with strong risk/reward characteristics across different mandates.
- Develop expertise in other credit markets and products for potential inclusion in the portfolios.
- Actively monitor existing portfolio positions and make relative value decisions based on a combination of bottom-up and top-down fundamental credit research.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the risks of fixed income securities and companies.
- Participate in meetings with corporate issuers and industry analysts.
- Conduct research on global economies, financial markets, industries, and individual companies.
- Assist in the preparation and presentation of materials for credit, sector, or topical reviews.
- Assist with the integration of new technologies to streamline the investment management process.
- Contribute to model review and documentation, test quantitative output against fundamental credit judgment, and flag where model assumptions break down.
- Provide analytical support on portfolio construction, factor and risk modelling, back-testing, and scenario and stress testing across mandates.
Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in fixed income portfolio management and/or credit analysis.
- Proven credit due diligence and underwriting skills, including research reports on specific companies and/or industries.
- Experience with credit portfolio construction and risk management.
- Experience creating actionable investment recommendations at both the individual credit and industry levels, and monitoring related performance.
- Experience constructing detailed financial models and industry reports.
- Willingness to travel within North America.
- Legally eligible to work in Canada for any employer.
Skills
- Investment Grade and High Yield credit research
- Portfolio construction
- Risk management
- Quantitative analysis
- Fundamental credit judgment
- Quantitative investment management techniques
- Statistical analysis
- Statistical programming languages
- Factor models
- Systematic screening and signal construction
- Portfolio optimization
- Back-testing
- Performance and risk attribution
Location
- North America
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 - $115,000
Benefits
- Performance-based Short-Term Incentive (STI) program
- Performance-based Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program (equity)
- Profit sharing
- Benefit programs
- Share ownership program
About the Company
- Nicola Wealth is a national leader in wealth management, known for its sophisticated financial planning, diversified private investment funds, high client retention rate, and award-winning culture.
- The firm is recognized as a Best Managed Company and one of Canada’s Top Employers.
- Nicola Wealth is dedicated to upholding its values during a phase of significant growth, fostering a collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial environment.
- The Public Fixed Income team manages over $1.8 billion in various mandates as of June 30, 2025.
- The Public Assets Group manages over $4.1 billion in assets across equity and fixed income mandates.
- Nicola Wealth manages over $17.1 billion of assets across public and private markets.
Equal Opportunity
- Nicola Wealth is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer.
- It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.
- Should you require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process please contact accessibility@nicolawealth.com and we will work with you to meet your needs.