Job Description Credit Risk Management / Securities Analyst

Credit Risk Management


Securities Analyst
Kansas City Life Insurance Company, a recognized leader in the insurance industry, is seeking an energetic, self-motivated individual to join our Credit Risk Management department. The ideal candidate would meet the following requirements:
    QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
  • BNBS in Finance, Data Science, or related field (MBA or MS in Finance/ Analytics preferred)
  • CFA Designation ( or active progress toward it) required
  • 3 or more years experience in investment or related field preferred
  • Experience building AI-enhanced workflows to automate research, data extraction, or financial analysis.
  • Proficiency in prompt engineering and AI-assisted research tools to generate accurate, auditable outputs using LLMs, Bloomberg, and Excel.
  • Regular and reliable attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position.
    DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Perform capital markets research for the purpose of identifying broad credit and economic trends.
  • Apply detailed financial analyses to measure credit risk of existing positions at both the issuer and portfolio level.
  • Leverage Al-powered tools, including large language models, to accelerate credit research, automate routine analytical tasks, and generate comprehensive issuer and sector summanes.
  • Conduct macro, sector, and issuer level research using both traditional and AI augmented analytical tools to identify credit trends, emerging risks, and relative value opportunities across fixed income markets
  • Contribute to quality investment purchases through proactive research and evaluation of credit quality of prospective companies.
  • Assist in maximizing portfolio returns and mitigating risks.
  • Monitor and evaluate rating agency upgrades, downgrades and outlook changes.
  • Develop and maintain good working relationships with investment brokers, analysts and rating agencies.
  • Make buy/sell recommendations based on a sound analysis of all relevant factors.
  • Assist accounting and senior management personnel in the evaluation of credit and investment matters
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
ATTN: Human Resources Department
3520 Broadway
P.O. Box 219139
Kansas City, MO 64121-9139
EOE/MFVH
e-mail:[email protected]

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