Senior Investment Analyst, Credit Research

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As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

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Your New Role

• The Defensive Assets team is responsible for
• managing Aware Super’s defensive assets including Australian Fixed Income,
• Global Fixed Income and Credit Income investment strategies. Managing approximately $30 billion across Australian
• and global public and private debt markets, across a combination of active, passive,
• internally and externally managed strategies.
• As a Senior Investment
• Analyst, you will help shape investment decisions across domestic and
• international credit markets. You’ll combine fundamental credit research,
• financial modelling and relative value analysis to generate actionable
• investment insights, while helping strengthen the research frameworks
• underpinning our fixed income, conservative income and cash portfolios.

Your role will include

• Undertake fundamental, bottom-up research across financial and corporate issuers, analysing business fundamentals, capital structures, sector dynamics and key credit risks.
• Develop financial models, forecasts and independent credit recommendations, translating your research into actionable portfolio insights and relative value opportunities.
• Initiate and maintain issuer coverage, lead due diligence meetings and monitor financial performance, markets and industry developments for emerging risks and opportunities.
• Contribute actively to portfolio construction and investment discussions, clearly articulating investment conviction and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Help evolve scalable credit research frameworks, models and shadow rating methodologies, while leveraging AI and automation to improve research and analytical workflows.
• How do you exceed our expectations?
• The idea of being part of our growth is exciting and you want to play a pivotal role in making super simple.
• At least 5 years’
• relevant experience in investment management, banking or a rating agency,
• with a proven track record in fundamental credit analysis and investment
• recommendations.
• Strong financial
• analysis and credit research capability is essential, including financial
• modelling, internal credit ratings and relative value. Corporate knowledge
• highly desirable.
• Deep understanding of
• domestic and international credit markets, including sector dynamics,
• valuation drivers and emerging investment risks and opportunities.
• Strong critical
• thinking and investment judgement, with the confidence to communicate and
• defend well-reasoned credit views with Portfolio Managers and other
• investment stakeholders.
• Relevant tertiary
• qualifications in finance or a related discipline, with an advanced
• qualification such as the CFA designation highly regarded.
• You are balanced in accepting risk in any decision you face. You are curious to understand risk context and choose to speak up as we simplify, learn and grow.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you’ll love working at Aware Super

Have a super impact: You’ll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.

Be part of something super unique: You’ll work to reshape super and retirement. We’ll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.

Work with super humans: You’ll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.

Feel super cared for: We’ll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.