Economist / Fixed Income Analyst

💹📊 Economist / Fixed Income Analyst 💱📉

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + Benefits (Private Health, Unlimited Holidays, Staff Equity Allocation)

Hours: 09:00hrs - 17:30hrs

Start: Immediate (willing to wait for notice period)

Contract: Permanent / Full-Time - (Hybrid) 1 day WFH

Location: London

🚀 Culture Guru is recruiting for an Economist - Fixed Income Analyst to be part of a fast-growing, ever-evolving start-up client that is a SaaS platform for financial market insights & data analytics.

💫 This successful agile startup is looking for an experienced monetary economics and economy macroeconomics analyst/ economist who is passionate about emerging and frontier markets to join their growing business immediately.

💱 This role is suited for a confident and meticulous, self-starter who has a strong understanding specifically of sovereign debt and economics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the former CIS-economies and those of Central Asia

🤓 Responsibilities of the role but not limited to;

  • To write and publish research on emerging and frontier markets, specifically on sovereign debt and economics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the former CIS-economies and those of Central Asia
  • Track high-frequency economic data releases and news flow for countries under coverage and provide timely commentary to clients, including in coordination with colleagues
  • Provide forecasts of key macroeconomic variables for countries under coverage, where appropriate
  • Monitor central bank policy meetings, budget statements, and other official communication
  • Provide political analysis of countries under coverage
  • The successful candidate will be expected to be able to communicate and present macro themes and investment recommendations to clients and media

✍️ Desirable attributes of the successful candidate

  • Master’s degree in Economics, with a sound grasp of monetary economics and open economy macroeconomics
  • Experience operating as an analyst or economist in a global macro-based or emerging market environment would be desirable; around 5-7 years’ experience
  • Solid data handling and analytical skills, including command of Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg and Haver; econometric skills are also an advantage
  • Strong understanding of macroeconomics, central bank operations and fiscal policy in emerging markets
  • Passionate about emerging and frontier markets
  • Confident, meticulous, self-starter and able to work effectively in a small team

😍 Why this company? Check out their benefits...

  • Unlimited holidays
  • Staff equity allocation (LTIP) (after successful 3-month probation)
  • Access to courses & training
  • Private medical insurance
  • Private dental
  • Pension contributions
  • Weekly socials

Apply with your CV today to avoid missing the opportunity to work for this forward-thinking FinTech startup.

Salary: GBP 75000 - 85000 per year Experience: 5 years required
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