Financial Analysts typically work at banks, consulting firms, mutual funds and corporations to generate wise investment strategies and support overall financial growth and stability. Their role is to analyze economic conditions, stock market performance and other details to provide expert advice to company leadership before they make financial decisions. Financial Analysts organize data into accessible reports and perform various types of analysis using key metrics such as yearly growth, return on assets, return on equity and earnings per share. They gather data about other companies to determine industry standards and identify trends as they develop.
Que fait un Financial Analyst ?
A Financial Analyst, or Accounting Analyst, studies a company’s financial data to give advice for guiding business investments and overall financial strategy. Their duties include predicting the return on investment for different stocks and business ventures, writing financial reports and collecting industry research to inform decision making.
Responsabilités
Un Financial Analyst doit être capable de remplir diverses fonctions et responsabilités. Voici quelques fonctions et responsabilités qu'un Financial Analyst doit être capable d'exécuter :
Analyze financial data and provide forecasting support.
Prepare reports and projections based on financial data.
Recommend individual and collections of investments, also known as portfolios.
Evaluate current and previous financial data.
Study business and economic trends.
Compétences requises
Un Financial Analyst compétitif aura certaines compétences et qualifications, notamment :
Strong understanding of how economic trends, political situations, policies and regulations may affect their client’s investments
Analytical skills to process large amounts of information to find profitable investments
Verbal and written communication skills
Computer skills to effectively use software to analyze financial information, identify trends, establish portfolios and make forecasts
Decision-making skills to provide recommendations to sell, hold or buy a security
Attention to detail when reviewing potential investments, as small issues may lead to large complications for the overall health of an investment
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