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Dividend & Index Analyst
The successful candidate will be working as part of a Dividend Research and Index Analyst team who are responsible for the research, production and calculation of Equity indices and performing financial analysis on company fundamentals to provide content, news and client support for out dividend products. The position will be based in New York with an initial training given in London.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Specifically, the candidate will be responsible for:
- Research and calculate index compositions making adjustments for relevant corporate actions or events
- Perform financial analysis on company fundamentals to provide news and commentary on US equities and dividend forecasts
- Liaise with US companies to establish dividend policy and dividend payment schedules Carry out QA checks on index and dividend data
- Respond to client queries and provided detailed analysis and feedback to their questions
The position is located in Markit’s office in New York
Skills and Experience Required:
The successful candidate must be able to combine:
- Undergraduate degree in a financial/quantitative discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.3 Strong IT skills, preferably VBA and SQL experience
- Strong problem solving skills
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Able to meet tight deadlines
- Strong team player who is comfortable working at all levels of the business
- Excellent communication skills
- Although not a pre-requisite fluency in the following languages would be beneficial: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Korean, Japanese or Chinese
Please apply with CV and covering letter to careers@markit.com citing "Dividend & Index Analyst" in your email.