Financial Credit Analyst

Cognitive Credit; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days PTO

Healthcare

401k

Job summary

Cognitive Credit is a fast-growing fintech credit data provider serving major banks, asset managers, and hedge funds in the US. The Financial Credit Analyst role is based in the United States and focuses on building the US credit data set, reporting to the Head of US Data in New York.

We seek analytical finance professionals with an accounting background, strong Excel skills, and a passion for technology to automate tasks and ensure data quality in a remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Accounting/finance qualifications such as CPA or CFA preferred from a Big 4 accounting firm
• US GAAP experience is essential; IFRS experience is useful
• Strong analytical ability with attention to detail and data integrity
• Good Excel knowledge plus experience with data management
• Fluent in English and eligible to work in the US

Responsibilities

• Grow data by processing financial reports using the company’s proprietary data extraction system
• Analyze resulting output for accuracy and completeness using internal audit tools
• Monitor coverage universe to support live data updates during earnings season
• Interact with clients to answer questions about data and product functionality; support sales and account management
• Discuss product priorities and strategic objectives with a management team experienced in buy-side/sell-side credit
• Collaborate with engineering to review system performance and identify improvement opportunities

Skills

Analytical

US GAAP

Excel

Data management

English fluency

Education

CPA or CFA preferred (Big 4 background)

Tools

Proprietary data extraction system

Job description

Cognitive Credit is the fastest growing specialist credit data provider across the US, UK & Europe. We are a financial technology company that works with the world’s largest investment banks, asset managers, and hedge funds.

We are looking for an experienced Financial Credit Analyst hire based in the United States to help build our US credit data set. The position will report to the Head of US Data located in New York, NY.

We seek passionate, innovation-minded finance professionals who want to expand their career in a high-growth setting and gain exposure to the fintech industry.

This job is for you if:

• you have an accounting background and/or are a skilled accountant from a Big 4 accounting firm/ financial data analyst looking to develop new skills, both financial and technological, while expanding your professional horizons
• you are highly analytical, detail-oriented, motivated by data integrity challenges, and can work independently
• you believe that there ‘must be a better way’ with respect to automating the repetitive tasks in your current job
• 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

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Accounting and/or finance qualifications such as CPA or CFA preferred from a Big 4 accounting firm
• Financial statement audit/analysis capabilities; familiarity with creating financial models/reports from scratch
• Strong academic track record, with a background in accounting and/or finance
• US GAAP experience is essential; IFRS 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
• Passion for technology and learning new tools
• Fluent in English and eligible to work in the US

Typical Day:

• Growing our data by processing financial reports using the Company’s proprietary data extraction system, assembled using cutting-edge machine learning technology
• Analyzing 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
• Discussing product priorities and strategic objectives with a management team that has many decades of buy-side and sell-side experience working in intuitional credit markets
• 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, subject to individual experience. 20 days PTO. Healthcare and 401k.

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, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.