Rare opportunity to join a FinTech start up that is well funded together with the excitement of breaking new ground!
Directly influencing asset manager & leading investor buy/sell/hold stock decisions via a combination of Data Science and Investment Analysis techniques.
In essence, this business is driven by a tracking and budgeting App that analyses consumer spending trends. The data is then interrogated to identify trends, themes, and assess if the trends identified are sustainable / profitable etc. This research offering is then shared with subscribed asset managers and investors to consider further. The intention being to publish differentiated, in-depth analysis on listed and unlisted consumer facing companies for their clients.
This role offers a unique combination of both data science and fundamental equity research. You will apply your knowledge in fundamental investment analysis, by using your understanding of accounting and capital markets to ask the right questions. And data science, in collaboration with more senior data analysts, to extract the answers for your company’s unique dataset.
Responsibilities
Investment analyst activities include:
- Build and maintain financial models for listed companies
- Reporting on key trends in the consumer market
- Synthesizing important factors and trends from company reported results
- Writing research reports
As a data analyst you will:
- Query, clean and filter data for research and business projects
- Analyze large and complex data sets
- Identify trends and patterns in the data
- Build data models
- Provide reports on analysis to team and business
The successful candidate for this role will be:
- Able to clearly communicate complex issues to a sophisticated and unsophisticated audience
- Curious about the world around them with an inherent passion for investments
- Ambitious and self-motivated, able to work on difficult tasks on their own, while also knowing when to seek assistance
The following are mandatory requirements to be considered for the role:
- A quantitative or financial undergraduate degree
- +2 years’ experience
- Started on CFA journey
- Intermediate knowledge of Python and SQL for data science applications
This is an Employment Equity opportunity.
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Desired Skills:
- Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Data Management
- Data Modeling
- Data Trends
- Equity Analysis
- Modeling
About The Employer:
Exciting FinTech company.