Analyst (Associate), Leveraged Finance

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  • Toronto, ON
  • $120,000-135,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 9 days ago
Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.Global Credit, sitting within the Capital Markets division, is a key pillar of OMERS investment strategy, providing a solid and reliable income stream that helps offset capital markets volatility. The Global Credit team brings together a team of research analysts across industry sectors, geographies, and parts of the capital structure, with the goal of selecting strong risk-return investment opportunities.As a valued member of the Capital Markets team you can expect an exciting role in a supportive environment with colleagues and leaders that offer diversity in expertise and experiences. With an emphasis on continuous learning, development and future growth, you will be part of an engaged team of investors committed to meeting the pension promise.The Analyst will join the Leveraged Finance team that invests primarily in sub-investment grade credit including leveraged loans, high yield bonds, BDCs and private credit transactions.As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:
  • Assess public and private credit investment opportunities within North America and globally, with the objective of producing solid investment recommendations and returns
  • Perform comprehensive credit analysis and financial modeling to produce investment analysis that can be executed upon
  • Assess relative trade ideas within the Leveraged Finance market
  • Assist members of the team with portfolio construction and management
  • Liaise and cultivate strong relationships with company management teams, sell-side representatives, and professional organizations
  • Conduct research and analyze a variety of external managers with an emphasis on credit strategies
  • Research the potential for alternative strategies in the management of portfolios
To succeed in this role, you have:
  • Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics or Math, CFA in progress
  • 1.5+ years of experience in credit investing, investment banking, or private equity
  • Knowledge and understanding of the North American Leveraged Finance market
  • Experience with strategies involving high yield bonds, leveraged loans, structured credit and other credit related funds
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Bloomberg
  • Self-starter who works both independently and with a team, while fostering a collegial and creative team culture
  • Ability to conduct research, draw insights and convey complex ideas clearly and concisely
  • Strong analytical skills with experience and financial modeling
This posting is for an existing vacancy.The expected salary range for this position is $120,000-135,000 per year.You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.

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