Equity Research Associate
92% skill overlap
Your role
Credit Research Analyst
BriefYour role
- L3 salary
- Not published yet
- Upcoming dated changes
- 7 changes ahead
What the role does
Credit Research Analyst is a role in Markets, Trading & Research. The family covers trading, sales, research and brokerage in financial markets. The core skill is company valuation (DCF, multiples), and the main work is corporate finance and deals and credit risk and lending decisions.
Levels
- L1 Starting out
- L2 Independent
- L3 Senior or specialist
- L4 Leads a team or an area
- L5 Leads the function
Full level descriptions and job titles
The EFO level names are the common scale; job titles differ between employers.
| Level | What the work looks like | Typical years | Typical job titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 Starting out | Learns the job; executes defined tasks with supervision | 0-2 | Banks: Analyst, Junior Analyst, Associate (asset servicing), Trainee, GraduateAsset servicers: Junior, Specialist (entry), Officer |
| L2 Independent | Owns a process end to end; trains L1; first contact for the team's clients | 2-5 | Banks: Analyst / Senior Analyst, AssociateAsset servicers: Specialist, Senior Specialist, Senior Officer |
| L3 Senior or specialist | Deep expertise; handles exceptions and change; represents the function in projects | 5-9 | Banks: Senior Associate, AVP, Assistant ManagerAsset servicers: Senior Specialist, Expert, Team Lead (small team) |
| L4 Leads a team or an area | Manages people or a large process; owns budgets or controls; escalation point | 8-14 | Banks: VP, Manager, Senior ManagerAsset servicers: Team Lead, Manager, Head of Section |
| L5 Leads the function | Accountable for the function in a legal entity or region; sets priorities and standards | 12+ | Banks: Director, Executive Director, Managing Director, Head of functionAsset servicers: Head of Department, Director |
Skills
Where the skill weights come from
Each role lists its skills with a tier and a weight. The weights of one role add up to 100 percent.
Source: the EFO role catalogue, built from the ESCO classification and reviewed by the editors.
The percentage is the skill's share of the role; the bars are drawn relative to the anchor skill, which is shown full.
Critical
- Company valuation (DCF, multiples)Weight 12.8%Relevant to you
- Financial statement analysis and ratiosWeight 8.5%Relevant to you
- Three-statement financial modellingWeight 8.5%Relevant to you
- Financial markets knowledgeWeight 8.5%Relevant to you
- Credit analysis and creditworthinessWeight 8.5%Relevant to you
Important and supporting skills 18
Important
- Professional written communicationWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Competitive analysis and benchmarkingWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Bloomberg Terminal / market dataWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Assessing the quality of sourcesWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Advanced Microsoft ExcelWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Commercial acumen and business senseWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- International accounting standards (IFRS)Weight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Working to tight deadlinesWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
- Building a slide narrativeWeight 4.3%Relevant to you
Supporting
- Market data analysis (share, penetration)Weight 2.1%Relevant to you
- Descriptive statistics and distributionsWeight 2.1%Relevant to you
- Verbal communication and presentingWeight 2.1%Relevant to you
- Market sizingWeight 2.1%Relevant to you
- Intellectual curiosityWeight 2.1%Relevant to you
- Conduct and investor protection rules (MiFID II, FINRA, SEBI)Weight 2.1%Relevant to you
Useful
- Querying data with SQLWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
- ESG frameworks and rating criteriaWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
- Persuasion and influenceWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
Processes
The work the role takes part in.
What each process covers
- Corporate finance and dealsMain
- Credit risk and lending decisionsMain
- Financial reporting and accountingSupporting
Dated changes for this role
- Second Consumer Credit Directive appliesRelevant to you
- Listing Act: multiple-vote share structures for SME growth marketsRelevant to you
- CRR3 output floor rises to 60 percent in 2027 and 65 percent in 2028Relevant to you
- FINMA circular on nature-related financial risks phases inRelevant to you
- UK Basel 3.1 rules take effectRelevant to you
Worth knowing
Salary snapshot
Salary figures are not published yet
The L3 salary range for this role, with its sources, will appear here when the salaries section opens.
Certifications
- CFA Program Level I
- CFA Program Level II
- FRM
Concepts to know
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Sources
- The EFO role catalogue, with skills, levels and processes. How it is built
- ESCO classification of the European Commission (external site)