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Title
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Description
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We are looking for a detail-oriented Securities Analyst to assist in the research, analysis, and interpretation of financial data to guide our investment decisions. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating economic and market trends, earnings prospects, financial statements and various investment attributes to provide recommendations to our portfolio managers. You will also be required to present investment opportunities, including both risks and rewards, and provide investment recommendations based on your research. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and the ability to make decisions under pressure.
Responsibilities
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- Studying economic and business trends
- Reviewing a company's financial statements to determine its value
- Meeting with company officials to gain better insight into the company's prospects
- Assessing the company's management team
- Developing financial models to project future economic conditions for any number of variables
- Recommending individual investments and collections of investments, which are known as portfolios
- Evaluating current and historical data
- Studying a company's financial statements to analyze its financial health
- Analyzing commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine a company's value by projecting its future earnings
Requirements
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- Proven experience as a financial analyst
- Proficiency in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office and financial software applications
- Hands on experience with statistical analysis and statistical packages
- Outstanding presentation, reporting and communication skills
- Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance and information analysis
- Well informed in current financial subjects, accounting, tax laws, money market and business environments
- Certification of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) would be a plus
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to make decisions under pressure
Potential interview questions
Text copied to clipboard!- Can you describe a time when your analysis of a company led to a successful investment?
- How do you go about researching and analyzing a new company for investment?
- What financial software applications are you proficient in?
- Can you discuss your experience with statistical analysis and statistical packages?
- How do you handle pressure and make decisions?
- What is your process for evaluating a company's financial health?
- Can you discuss a time when your financial forecast was off? How did you handle it?