Credit Analyst - Leveraged Finance & Private Credit

The role

You will own a portfolio of leveraged loans and high-yield bonds to develop independent credit views. You will conduct credit analysis, build financial models, and deliver research to institutional investors.

What you will do

• Monitor a portfolio of leveraged loan and high-yield issuers.
• Develop independent credit views across diverse sectors.
• Build three-statement forecasts, liquidity projections, valuations and recovery waterfalls.
• Review credit agreements and indentures to assess borrower flexibility and creditor protections.
• Evaluate liability management transactions, distressed exchanges and post-restructuring capital structures.
• Write concise, thesis-driven analysis.
• Contribute to thematic research on sector stress and credit market trends.
• Collaborate with legal analysts and financial journalists.
• Respond to institutional client inquiries and present research on calls and webinars.
• Apply AI tools throughout the research workflow.

Required qualifications

• At least two years in leveraged finance, credit research, restructuring or related fields.
• Ability to build a three-statement financial model and forward projections independently.
• Solid accounting knowledge.
• Intellectual curiosity, strong analytical instincts and the ability to form and articulate an independent credit view.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Confidence engaging with sophisticated market participants.
• Ability to manage multiple live situations.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar businesses quickly and deliver high-quality analysis under tight deadlines.
• Enthusiasm for emerging technologies and a willingness to experiment with new tools.
• Strong understanding of what matters to credit investors.

Nice to have

• Prior experience building AI-enabled workflows

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits
• Matched 401k and pension plans
• PTO
• Generous parental leave
• Gym subsidies
• Educational reimbursements for career development
• Recognition programs

Before you apply

• A modeling case study forms part of the interview process.

About the company

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, professionals across various financial verticals have relied on Octus to make decisions in credit markets.