Associate Business Consultant – Financial Modelling

Job description: 

Financial Modelling & Conversion Team provides support on a wide range of LSEG Excel Add-in products. This involves building/converting financial models for our investment banking, sell side research, asset management, government and corporate clients and handling tailored requirements of these global clients. In addition, Associate Business consultant will also develop sophisticated financial models over time. Associate Business consulta will also ensure that clients derive maximum value from the LSEG Excel based products by crafting custom business solutions.

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Work with Investment Bankers, Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts, internal partners, and clients from different financial segments to build/assist in building financial models within Excel.
• Build customized financial models and convert/rebuild client proprietary templates originally built in competitor products such as FactSet, Bloomberg, and CapIQ using LSEG Add-ins for both buy side and sell side clients. This includes Workspace, DataStream(DFO/AFO) excel add-ins. The Business Consultant should interpret, analyze the users requirements and build financial models.
• Interact with clients on a need basis, recommend solutions to them and provide support on excel add-in and desktop with regards to navigation, functionality, content, data quality and entitlements.
• Proactively support all assigned accounts in the use of LSEG Excel based products to promote both increased product usage and further establish LSEG products into a client's workflow.
• Work with Sales Specialists, CSM’s and Account Managers to support new business generation as well as growth & retention of existing accounts.
• Provide LSEG Excel Add-ins training to clients via remotely.
• Work with other internal teams (Frontline Support, Technical Support, Content, Product management, Account management, Sales Specialists, and Customer success managers) to quickly resolve client issues.
• Maintain accurate account and end user documentation via FMC management systems.
• Willingness and ability to lead critical projects independently or with a small group of Associates.
• Handle workflow using FMC portal optimally by supervising incoming requests as well as out-going completed requests.

Additional Information:

 Working Hours:  Asia, UK, and US Time Zones.  

Educational Qualifications

• MBA with concentration preferably in finance or finance-related major. 
• Candidates pursuing any level of their CFA would be useful. 

Required Skills:

• At least 1 year of financial services industry experience Preferably in Financial modelling or related fields. Experience in portfolio management, equity research or investment banking/related functions is desirable.
• Meticulous with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand global financial language and flex communication style accordingly.
• Must have strong analytical skills.
• Excellent Digital literacy - especially Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with financial concepts and sound understanding about global financial markets.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and willingness to handle sophisticated customer problems independently.
• Curious and daring to learn and master customer workflows and then visualize, design and implement customized solutions.

Career Stage:

Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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