Financial Analyst (Internship/Entry Level)
The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic fresh graduate (or soon-to-graduate student) with a deep interest in financial markets, corporate finance, (quantitative) risk management, modern portfolio management, statistics and options trading. This role would be of interest for economics/business/finance graduates as well as mathematics/statistics graduates willing to learn the principles of corporate finance and modern risk management.
The firm offers a rigorous training programme in risk management and options trading and expects the successful candidate to continue improving his/her knowledge base with the goal of becoming a subject matter expert in one focus area.
We are especially interested in top graduates that demonstrate intellectual curiosity, committment and drive.
Good knowledge of English language is a prerequisite. Knowledge of R is a plus, although any programming language would be considered.
Bibliography:
- Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen, Alex Edmans — “Principles of Corporate Finance”
- Alexander McNeil, Ruediger Frey, Paul Embrechts — “Quantitative Risk Management”
- Euan Sinclair — “Volatility Trading”
The daily responsibilities of this role may include:
- Creating Excel-based or R-based fair valuation models for various publicly traded companies and writing concise reports regarding the risks and rewards that such an investment entails under various market scenarios.
- Following the newsflow regarding a given set of publicly traded companies or sector and updating the fair value models accordingly.
- Participating in calls and meetings for investors or analysts as and when organised by the management of the publily traded firms we are interested in.
- Creating and regularly updating reports and models detailing a specific sector (oil/gas, energy, materials, industrials etc.).
- Participating in portfolio construction and managing the risks associated to ome of the portfolio positions.
- Deepening his/her knowledge of economics, statistics, risk management and portfolio management.
The successful candidate is expected to gain CFA certification, with the firm’s endorsement.