financial analyst
Financial analysts conduct economic research and elicit valuable analyses on financial matters such as profitability, liquidity, solvency, and asset management. They provide recommendations on financial matters for decision-making processes. Financial analysts work in both the public and the private sector.
Also called: financial markets report writer, structured finance analyst, financial markets analyst, company analyst, financial markets forecaster, stock market analyst, economic analyst, financial markets researcher
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- essential skills
- 24
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- investment analyst5 skills in common
- investment fund management assistant5 skills in common
- actuarial consultant4 skills in common
- business consultant4 skills in common
- investment manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
23- accounting
- advise on financial matters
- asset management
- business analytics
- business processes
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- create a financial report
- digital data processing
- economics
- empirical analysis
- financial management
- fundamental analysis
- interpret financial statements
- investment banking
- macroeconomics
- microeconomics
- offer financial services
- perform business analysis
- perform business research
- prepare financial projections
- quantitative analysis
- statistics
- use business simulation tools
Optional skills
24- advise on tax planning
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse financial risk
- assess financial viability
- cost management
- create a financial plan
- develop investment portfolio
- develop transportation cost metrics
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- explain financial jargon
- financial forecasting
- financial products
- game theory
- green bonds
- handle mergers and acquisitions
- management consulting
- mergers and acquisitions
- monitor loan portfolio
- monitor stock market
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- public offering
- stock market
- sustainable finance
- treasury management system
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