Investment Grade Credit Analyst - Eaton Vance Management, Boston, MA

website: www.eatonvance.com

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Eaton Vance, a firm with a long history as a respected adviser of
mutual funds, has today assumed a leading role in the investment
industry as a Comprehensive Wealth Manager. We offer a complete line
of products for creating and growing wealth, protecting and preserving
wealth and, ultimately, for distributing wealth, all with an emphasis
on tax efficiency.

By joining Eaton Vance, you'll become part of a company that has one
of the best employee retention rates in the financial services
industry. We offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, and
tremendous opportunities for growth and development. We invite you to
explore our job opportunities listed below. If you do not see a
position that fits your career objectives, please return to this site
in the future as our hiring needs may change. We look forward to you
becoming a part of our continued success!

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
To analyze at a senior level US taxable fixed income securities.
Incumbent will handle complex research and provide fundamental and
technical advice to PMs. Responsible for analyzing and evaluating the
creditworthiness of highly complex corporate credit issues using
qualitative and quantitative skills. Incumbent will make
recommendations on investments to PMs by means of written evaluation
and verbal presentation and discussion. The incumbent will be given
assigned industries on which to focus his/her continual research and
communications with peer group professionals.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Independently conducts fixed-income credit-based evaluations.
Analyses may focus on individual securities, classes of securities or
the development of quantitative decision-making models. Maintain
surveillance of assigned credits through evaluation of periodic
financial reporting, monitoring various electronic and written news
sources and communication with peer group professionals, external
industry analysts, and corporate management.
2. Makes buy, sell, and hold recommendations in the context of current
market conditions and portfolio strategy.
3. Prepares insightful written credit evaluations on primary and
secondary money market, senior unsecured and subordinated credit
issues as well as preferred equity.
4. Provides input to the portfolio team on top-down credit strategy.
5. Develops and maintains information on credit ratings of US
Government Agency and corporate fixed income issuers.
6. May supervise more junior research staff.

REQUIREMENTS:
1. Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, and CFA designation preferred.
2. Minimum of 3 - 5 years relevant credit analysis experience required.
3. Skilled analyst having delivered consistently strong performance.
Superior understanding of securities analysis, valuation methods,
qualitative, and quantitative techniques.
4. Excellent research knowledge, analysis, and decision making skills.
5. Strong math orientation and quantitative aptitude.
6. Advanced PC computer skills as well as industry software.
7. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
are essential. Ability to work well independently and as a member of a
team which includes the ability to be flexible and adaptable.

Email resumes to kdoherty@eatonvance.com