Financial Analyst (Internship/Entry Level)

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic fresh graduate (or soon-to-graduate student) with a deep interest in financial markets, corporate finance, (quantitative) risk management, modern portfolio management, statistics and options trading. This role would be of interest for economics/business/finance graduates as well as mathematics/statistics graduates willing to learn the principles of corporate finance and modern risk management.

The firm offers a rigorous training programme in risk management and options trading and expects the successful candidate to continue improving his/her knowledge base with the goal of becoming a subject matter expert in one focus area.

We are especially interested in top graduates that demonstrate intellectual curiosity, committment and drive.

Good knowledge of English language is a prerequisite. Knowledge of R is a plus, although any programming language would be considered.

Bibliography:

Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen, Alex Edmans -- "Principles of Corporate Finance"

Alexander McNeil, Ruediger Frey, Paul Embrechts -- "Quantitative Risk Management"

Euan Sinclair -- "Volatility Trading"

The daily responsibilities of this role may include:

Creating Excel-based or R-based fair valuation models for various publicly traded companies and writing concise reports regarding the risks and rewards that such an investment entails under various market scenarios.

Following the newsflow regarding a given set of publicly traded companies or sector and updating the fair value models accordingly.

Participating in calls and meetings for investors or analysts as and when organised by the management of the publily traded firms we are interested in.

Creating and regularly updating reports and models detailing a specific sector (oil/gas, energy, materials, industrials etc.).

Participating in portfolio construction and managing the risks associated to ome of the portfolio positions.

Deepening his/her knowledge of economics, statistics, risk management and portfolio management.

The successful candidate is expected to gain CFA certification, with the firm's endorsement.

Arutela Capital is a alternative investment fund management (AIFM) firm focusing on extracting value from less explored corners of the equity markets. It aims to deploy a disciplined risk management strategy for the investment funds it manages and it nimbly trades in cash equity markets, as well as futures and options markets.