Financial Analyst/Industry Researcher

at Teksystems in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description:

Job Description:

Industry Research & Analytics is part of the Scenario & Enterprise Risk Analytics Team: This team monitors fundamental trends shaping the outlook for industry sectors; identifies key current and long-term trends impacting sectors; assesses how these may impact counterparty financials; implications for industry level output and employment; offers potential considerations for how industry level insights could inform model development process and the interpretation of model results.

Seeking a candidate to cover key Industry sectors from a fundamental perspective opining on key industry trends and how these may influence the firm. This could include:

+ Identifying key issues affecting companies within an industry and carrying out analysis to assess the potential impact

+ Sourcing data from partners outside the team to support conclusions (economists, analytics teams, equity and credit researchers)

+ Opining on short- and long-term outlook for output and employment in the industry sector.

+ This job requires initiative and independent judgment to identify the key drivers of an industry segment (and how they may be changing and evolving) and applying both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Core responsibilities will include:

+ Identifying key industry themes that are worthy of further investigation and working with Credit Analysts, Research Analysts, Economists, and industry thought leaders to develop them.

+ Relating these themes to the Bank’s credit exposure and modelling approaches (e.g. CCAR, CECL), where applicable.

+ Seeking out new, value-added, and/or unusual sources of information

+ Leveraging robust internal bank data sets

+ Identifying high frequency data sets to augment forecasts"

Required Education, Skills, and Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field. Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e.: engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, etc.) and a demonstrated interest in finance and markets.

+ Masters in one of the subjects a plus.

+ At least 3+ years of experience

+ Progress toward (or completion of) CFA a plus.

+ Ability to identify key industry drivers, excellent quantitative skills, and judgment in the field of research. Prior experience in a research-orientated role (e.g., Equity, Credit) is a plus.

+ The candidate must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and intense environment, be intellectually curious about drivers of the economy, industry & company performance and consumer behavior

+ Strong economic and financial skills and a keen interest in markets, some experience in investment strategy is a plus

+ Strong writing and spreadsheet skills

+ Must be an expert in MS Excel, experience working with statistical packages and/or programming experience preferred

+ Must have excellent communication skills, written and verbal

+ Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task

+ Must work well in a collaborative team environment and be exceptionally driven

+ Some knowledge of Tableau, SQL, Python.

+ Good understanding of current US regulatory environment, including but not limited to CECL and CCAR, Macro Economics

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

+ Any experience on credit, underwriting or trading desk would be helpful.

+ Business bkgrd with economics or accounting is big plus.

+ Long-term team lead for industry research side.

We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.