Description

Cognitive Credit is expanding our financial analyst team to support a Global Credit product.

We are looking for Senior Associates with Big 4 experience to work hand-in-hand with our technology team and senior management to build and maintain our data sets.

We are a financial technology company that develops advanced analytics software for global credit investors. We work with the world's largest investment banks, asset managers, and hedge funds.

The analyst utilizes our proprietary machine learning technology to build and maintain our data set - financial models across US, European and Emerging Market credit markets.

An ideal candidate for this position will have an accounting or corporate finance education, with professional training in corporate accounting/audit, financial analysis and/or credit markets.

This job is for you if:

1. you are a skilled Senior Associate from a Big 4 accounting firm
2. you are frustrated by the pace and bureaucracy of large institutions
3. you are highly analytical, detail-oriented, motivated by data integrity challenges, and can work independently
4. you believe that there 'must be a better way' with respect to automating the repetitive tasks in your current job
5. you are interested in working in an environment with fast growth potential that prioritizes innovation
6. you take ownership to drive solutions and are a self-starter
7. you understand lease accounting in both Europe and the US (IFRS 16 vs ASC 842)

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

1. Strong academic track record, with a background in accounting and/or finance, including ACA qualification
2. Financial statement analysis capabilities; familiarity with creating financial models/reports from scratch
3. IFRS experience is essential; US GAAP experience is useful
4. CFA charterholder or candidate
5. Ability to demonstrate superior work performance, attention to detail, and a commitment to outstanding results
6. Good knowledge of Excel plus experience with data management
7. General interest in technology, especially as applied to financial data sets

Typical Day:

1. Growing our data by processing financial reports using the Company's proprietary data extraction system, assembled using cutting-edge machine learning technology, including leading edge AI frontier models
2. Analyzing resulting output for accuracy using internally developed software tools and techniques
3. Monitoring / "owning" your coverage universe to support live data updates during corporate earnings season
4. Interacting with our clients, the world's leading investment firms, to answer questions about data and product functionality; supporting sales and account management teams
5. Collaborating with the engineering team to review system performance and identifying opportunities for improvement, including both internal analyst tools and our client-facing Application

Compensation:

Competitive pay and benefits, subject to individual experience.

Work Environment:

Dynamic, innovative, analytical, and collaborative.

Location:

The position can offer a high degree of remote working flexibility. The parent company is based in London, UK.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.