Junior Credit Analyst

Description

Firm Description

Chilton Trust is an independent, privately owned, wealth management company providing wealth management services and investment solutions to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments, and institutions. Chilton Trust is built on the deep investment culture and rigorous standards of performance excellence which have been the hallmark of its affiliate, Chilton Investment Company, which was founded three decades ago by Richard Lockwood Chilton, Jr.

Chilton Trust offers a full suite of individually customized services including access to internal equity and fixed income management, best-in-class external traditional and alternative managers, standalone national trust company capabilities, fiduciary, consolidated wealth reporting, comprehensive family office services and transactional planning. The firm’s emphasis on relationship management is vital and built upon integrity, confidentiality, high quality service and customization to meet the evolving needs and complexities that often exist with clients. Chilton Trust has more than $8B in assets under management with over 250 family relationships and offices in Charlotte, Charlottesville, Connecticut, Delaware, Naples, New York and Palm Beach.

Position Description

The Junior Credit Analyst will be part of a larger Fixed Income team with responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following:

• Conduct fundamental credit analysis of both municipal issuers and Investment grade corporate issuers using self-created dynamic modeling tools that can respond to both credit and macro driven events.
• Assign & maintain internal credit ratings and monitor issuer fundamentals, ratings changes, and macroeconomic trends. Assign periodic industry/sector outlooks to both municipal and corporate sectors.
• Conduct portfolio analysis for prospective and current clients.
• Work closely with portfolio managers, effectively communicating credit risk assessments and analysis to support the portfolio manager’s investment decisions. Providing on-going surveillance of credit exposure, staying abreast of all issuer updates, and relying relevant information to the team.
• Partner with Firm’s Economist, wealth and client advisors to support new business efforts and maintain strong client relationships.
• Help to ensure portfolios adhere to internal investment guidelines, client mandates, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Work closely with compliance, operations, and legal teams to support best practices and operational efficiency.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA, MPA) or CFA designation a plus.
• 4-7 years of experience in credit analysis preferably with a Credit Rating Agency or with a wealth management, investment advisory, insurance company or in asset management
• Solid understanding of credit with a flexibility to work either on investment grade corporates or on high quality municipals.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client-centric, performance-driven culture.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Strong technology skills, including experience in FactSet, Bloomberg and Excel. Experience with Addepar is a plus.
  
  

Chilton seeks candidates who have outstanding analytical skills coupled with strong organizational and communication skills. Applicants should be pro-active, motivated, passionate, and work well in a team environment. We pride ourselves on building a team of professionals working toward a common goal in a collaborative fashion.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package that is based on, among other things, your overall performance and contributions to the firm. The salary range for this job is $125,000 to $145,000. Base salaries are determined based on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to years of relevant experience, education and other qualifying factors like additional accreditations. Base salary does not include others forms of compensation and benefits including medical and dental coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plan (and company match on contributions made) and accrued paid time (which may vary based on role and tenure).

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