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Financial Research Analyst (ideal for financial services staff)

Service Service Employment Agency Limited
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Norwich, Norfolk NR8 6PW, England

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • My client is a reputable financial services company based in Norwich, seeking a Financial Research Analyst due to business growth.
  • The role requires candidates to have experience in the financial services industry, preferably from retail banking, and offers a salary of £25,000 to £30,000.
  • The successful applicant will be responsible for data analysis, relationship management with financial institutions, and producing financial reports for publication.
  • Additional benefits include 25 days of annual leave, an enhanced workplace pension scheme, and no weekend work.
  • Candidates should possess strong Excel skills, a focus on numerical accuracy, and the ability to work under pressure.

My client is a market leading, award winning and hugely respectable business based in the heart of the Financial Services sector here in Norwich, they had been successfully trading for over twenty years.

If you're looking to transfer your financial service skills and experience to a role that is unique and different, you have an eye for detail and are naturally methodical then read on...

Due to growth of business they now require a Financial Research Analyst to join their expanding team.

This presents a great opportunity to join a high quality financial analysis team. The department encompasses analysis across all personal finance products. There is also considerable scope for the successful applicant to add value to the business in terms of process improvements. You will be expected to learn quickly, with the view to gaining extensive knowledge of the financial services industry and the products on offer and ideally will be able to work to a high standard across a number of different product areas.

A key role, you will be in regular contact with financial institutions via the telephone to obtain up to the minute information for online publication and print. You will be collecting up to date information, analysing it and using the information gained to feed to the clients so they are kept instantly and continuously up to date with the money markets.

You will either have preferably been in a financial based role from the retaiol banking sector, dealing with personal finance and savings.

In addition to the salary there is the following;

25 days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays

Hours of work are 9-5 Monday to Friday (no weekend work)

Enhanced Workplace Pension Scheme

Free staff car parking

Group Life Insurance

Key Responsibilities

• Financial data input / extraction and analysis

• Identify and deliver automated data solutions and work arounds to improve data efficiency

• Production of financial charts and figures for national press publications

• Relationship management with financial services providers with regards the provision of data

• Analysis and selection of Best Buys products and features

• Summarising national financial news and product changes

• Analysis support for internal projects and investigations

• Subject matter expert for product area

• Ability to work together as part of a team to deliver up to date financial information to short time-scales

Personal Specification

• Excellent MS Excel skills & macro writing ability (desirable)

• Knowledge and experience of the financial services industry and products (desirable)

• A focus on numerical accuracy is key for the role

• Ability to handle large volumes of data in a clear and structured way

• Good communication and relationship management skills

• Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving

• Ability to seek and identify efficiency improvements that deliver benefits to the business

• Able to set high personal standards, use initiative, persuade others, recommend improvements and influence strategy

• Articulate and customer focused

• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure

Please apply if you think this is the right role for you?

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.