Financial Credit Analyst

Cognitive Credit; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Remote working flexibility

Job summary

A dynamic financial technology company seeks a Financial Analyst to join their expanding team. In this role, you will utilize advanced analytics and machine learning to process and analyze financial data, supporting leading investment firms. The ideal candidate is an analytical self-starter from a Big 4 background with a strong education in accounting or finance and a passion for data integrity and innovation. This position offers competitive pay, benefits, and hybrid working flexibility.

Qualifications

• Strong academic track record in accounting/finance.
• Professional training in corporate accounting/audit.
• Familiarity with IFRS and US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Process financial reports using proprietary data extraction technology.
• Analyze output for accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor data updates during corporate earnings season.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Attention to Detail

Data Management

Excel

Education

Accounting or Finance Degree

ACA Qualification

Job description

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

We are looking for auditors with Big 4 accounting 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 and European 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:

• you are a skilled accountant from a Big 4 accounting firm
• you believe that there ‘must be a better way’ with respect to automating the repetitive tasks in your current job
• you are highly analytical, detail-oriented, motivated by data integrity challenges, and can work independently
• you are interested in working in an environment with fast growth potential that prioritizes innovation
• you take ownership to drive solutions and are a self-starter
• you understand lease accounting in both Europe and the US

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Strong academic track record, with a background in accounting and/or finance
• Accounting and/or finance qualifications such as ACA preferred from a Big 4 accounting firm
• Financial statement audit/analysis capabilities; familiarity with creating financial models/reports from scratch
• IFRS experience is essential; US GAAP experience is useful
• Ability to demonstrate superior work performance, attention to detail, and a commitment to outstanding results
• Good Excel knowledge plus experience with data management

Typical Day:

• Growing our data by processing financial reports using the Company’s proprietary data extraction system, assembled using cutting-edge machine learning technology
• Analysing resulting output for accuracy and completeness using internally developed audit tools and techniques
• Monitoring / “owning” your coverage universe to support live data updates during corporate earnings season
• Interacting with our clients, the world’s leading investment firms, to answer questions about data and product functionality; supporting sales and account management teams
• 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.

Dynamic, innovative, analytical, and collaborative.

Location:

The position can offer a high degree of remote working flexibility.

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.