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Fixed Income Municipal Bond Research Analyst

Employer
MFS Investment Management
Location
Boston, USA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Mar 1, 2022

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Job Function
Banking
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

What you will be responsible for: Basic Purpose:

Fixed Income Municipal Analyst with an emphasis on recommending investment risks and opportunities to add value across the MFS municipal bond platform and beyond. Specific experience in the municipal space analyzing state and local general obligation and related credits, single and multi-family housing, and structured credits is a plus; covered sectors may evolve.

Principal Responsibilities:
• Conduct independent research on borrowers and sectors via financial statements, rating agency reports, and various other sources.
• Using this research, build and maintain financial models.
• Integrate ESG factors into analysis.
• Incorporating a relative value framework, develop borrower and sector investment recommendations/actions for fixed income portfolios.
• Participate in team meetings to develop group investment strategies.
• Verbally communicate research and investment recommendations to portfolio managers, traders, and other analysts.
• Write investment reports synthesizing research for distribution across the fixed income platform and inclusion in the fixed income database.
• Additional projects as needed.

Representative Skills & Attributes Contributing to Success in Analyst Role:
• Strong modeling and data management skills.
• Ability to analyze detailed documents and financial statements.
• Effective written and verbal communication including the ability to organize, interpret, and summarize information into concise written and verbal formats.
• Thrive within a collaborative team structure, including cross-asset class collaboration.
• Receptiveness to and incorporation of feedback from manager and peers.
• A constant growth mentality to meet evolving market expectations and an openness to developing new skills and tools.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.  MBA, CFA, or other relevant advanced degree preferred.

What We Offer
• Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
• Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
• Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
• Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs

During the Covid pandemic, MFS Employees are currently working from home. When safe to do so and in accordance to local government guidelines, MFS will be a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting .
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What we offer:
  • Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
  • Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
  • Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
  • Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
  • Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
  • Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs


During the Covid pandemic, MFS Employees are currently working from home. When safe to do so and in accordance to local government guidelines, MFS will be a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting .

This position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their job responsibilities, unless MFS approves an exemption as an accommodation due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. Submission of an exemption request does not guarantee that an exemption will be approved or that the request can be accommodated.
If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.

MFS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the EEO is the Law document and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision , linked for your reference.

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