Financial Economist

Fideres; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Fideres cherche un Économiste Financier motivé pour rejoindre son équipe dynamique. Le candidat idéal aura une formation en économie ou un domaine quantitatif connexe, maîtrisera les logiciels d'analyse de données, et aura un intérêt marqué pour les marchés financiers. Ce rôle implique des responsabilités telles que l'analyse des allégations de méfaits financiers, la gestion de projets complexes de données, et la communication efficace des résultats aux clients. Si vous souhaitez avoir un impact positif sur le marché financier, nous serions ravis de vous accueillir.

Qualifications

• Une solide formation en économie ou statistiques est requise.
• Expérience dans l'analyse de données et l'analyse financière souhaitée.
• Capacité à communiquer des résultats complexes à des non-spécialistes.

Responsibilities

• Réaliser des analyses financières qualitatives et quantitatives.
• Développer et gérer des projets de données lourdes.
• Présenter les résultats clés aux clients de manière claire.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in economics, financial economics, statistics or related quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Excel

SQL

Job description

About Us

Fideres delivers effective economic analysis and testimony, turning data into courtroom advantage. As global litigation experts, we help law firms secure new cases and offer unbiased, conflict-free insights for complex and innovative disputes. Driven by rigorous analysis, we empower justice—for all—from case strategy to victory.

By dedicating ourselves solely to litigation-based economic analysis, we can provide truly unbiased assessments and maintain our commitment to objectivity.

Our Competition litigation consulting team has provided expert opinions on major antitrust legal actions against Big Tech (including Apple, Amazon and Facebook), Big Pharma, Big Finance and Big Agriculture. Meanwhile our original and innovative investigations into river sewage and Covid-19 have led to national press coverage.

Our Financial and Securities Litigation team has acted as plaintiffs' experts in the most consequential financial cartels and market manipulation cases of the past 10 years.

About this Role

We are looking for a motivated graduate or professional in the early stages of their career, from an economics, statistical or other quantitative discipline, to join our team of Financial Economists and make a positive impact to the global financial market from day one. This role will work in a project team bringing advanced quantitative and data driven techniques to highly complex disputes involving financial markets and securities litigation.

Key Responsibilities

The Financial Economistwill work on financial projects that require econometric, statistical or other more quantitative/qualitative financial analysis techniques. Some notable responsibilities will include:

• Conducting detailed qualitative and quantitative financial analysis of allegations of financial misconduct as part of the delivery of Fideres’ expert consulting mandates
• Data extraction, cleaning, processing, manipulation and management for data heavy projects
• Writing comprehensive reports that summarize the key findings of our analysis in a simple, succinct manner
• Verbally presenting key findings to clients in a manner that allows them to understand both the results and how they impact their own clients
• Communicating with clients and stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner
• Taking the initiative in suggesting ways to strengthen the quality of our analysis; with progression to proactively developing new business opportunities
• Keeping on top of market developments to generate new case ideas

Key Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate will have:

• A keen interest in financial markets and a strong belief in fair and transparent markets
• A strong record of academic achievement with a relevant degree(s) in economics, financial economics, statistics or other quantitative subjects (data analysis, mathematics etc.)
• Proficiency with data analysis software and programming experience (e.g., Python, R, Excel)
• Some hands-on experience in complex/big data manipulation, management, and analysis. Experience of database programs (e.g., SQL, Postgres) is a plus
• Solid understanding of data analysis techniques, and statistical inference
• Attention to detail and a commitment to going the extra mile to produce rigorous, accurate work, within the constraints of the time and resources available
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including experience of writing reports and presentations
• Strong communication skills and enjoys building relationships with key stakeholders, has the ability to explain economic concepts and quantitative results, as well as their implications, to non-specialists
• Integrity, and a creative, curious mind
• A high level of accountability, and not afraid to express and opinion and offer new solutions