Vice President, Credit Analyst - Leveraged Credit - UK

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Get to Know the Opportunity

Voya Investment Management is seeking an experienced finance professional to join its Leveraged Credit Group. Voya’s Leveraged Credit Group is a leading buy-side investment team managing approximately $24.1 billion of assets with a focus on leveraged loans/CLOs and high yield bonds. The role is foremost for a Senior Research Analyst with potential to take on additional Assistant Portfolio Manager and/or trading responsibilities within the European team over time. The initial focus is on evaluating and making recommendations within assigned sectors across both new issue and secondary market investment opportunities within our credit research team. Investment recommendations will be provided both to the Investment Committee and directly to Portfolio Managers.

The Contributions You Will Make

• Work independently to perform due diligence and fundamental credit analysis across identified issuers and sectors within the syndicated loan market.
• For new primary issuance, analyst will be responsible for full credit underwriting, including evaluation of the issuers underlying business model, an assessment of industry and competitive dynamics, a review of the Company’s historical and projected financial performance, and an understanding of the key term sheet / credit agreement provisions.
• Based on their assessment, analyst will prepare credit memos and present and make investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.
• Make buy and sell recommendations on existing portfolio issuers supported by detailed analysis of quarterly financial performance, knowledge of and developments within assigned sectors, relative value, and valuation.
• Actively participate in distressed / restructuring situations within the portfolio on an as needed basis.
• Frequent communication with portfolio managers and traders, senior management teams of portfolio issuers, other buy side analysts, and sell side relationships including sales and capital markets.
• Assist in various aspects of handling Voya’s European CLOs.

Minimum Knowledge and Experience

• 7-10 years of fundamental credit research experience within a leveraged loan / high yield environment.
• Distressed debt / restructuring experience a plus.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Bloomberg.
• Developed understanding of financial and accounting concepts with the ability to build and maintain financial models.
• Enthusiasm for the financial markets and investment management.
• Highly motivated with ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to oversee several tasks in an organized and efficient manner, often against compressed timelines.
• Developing knowledge of CLOs and desire to grow further in the role.
• A minimum 2.1 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance or related field.
• CFA or enrollment in CFA program a plus.

Compensation

Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans.
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%).
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year.
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year.

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.