Investment Analyst Job Listing at Prudential in Newark, NJ

Insurance, Finance

Prudential Capital Group manages a portfolio of nearly $53 billion (as of 12/31/10) of privately placed debt-primarily senior, subordinated and mezzanine financing.  Prudential Capital Group is one of the largest lenders, lending $6 - $10 billion annually to middle-market companies.  Known for investing in relationships, providing strategic capital and delivering consistent results, Prudential Capital has earned a reputation for its large appetite for complex transactions across the risk spectrum, and for being one of the largest providers of private capital in the country.  Prudential Capital's Regional Office Network has locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, San Francisco, London, Paris and Frankfurt.
 
The Analyst position offers recent college graduates an opportunity to build their analytical skills and expand their knowledge of private capital investments and the broader capital markets in the three-year analyst program.  In this position, Analysts support Prudential Capital Group in managing and investing private placement debt.  Prudential Capital's clients range from large multi-national public companies to smaller privately held companies.
 
Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the economic and relative value aspects of mortgage loan and privately-placed bond structures under established pricing policy using computer-based models


• Setting coupons on investments and processing trade tickets to feed accounting and other systems.  Attention to detail and adherence to established standards are vital to success.


• Serving as a resource to small regional-based investment teams for various allocation strategies and for help getting answers to operations, accounting and tax questions


• Prepare and distribute a variety of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports

Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical and accounting skills
• Familiarity with the capital markets (knowledge of debt and equity security terms and valuation methodologies)
• Strong writing, interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Business related experience preferred, but not required. 
• A college degree with a BS/BA in Accounting, Finance or other quantitative subjects is required. 
• Participation in the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) program is a plus.

Successful candidates learn quickly, develop an ability to apply concepts learned to new transactions, pay close attention to detail and provide timely and accurate support to a highly skilled team of investment professionals.
 
In addition to resume, please submit transcripts.