Roles · Finance and mortgages
AI financial analyst
Develops quantitative techniques and mathematical models for securities investing, risk management, and pricing of financial instruments.

Financial analyst · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Apply mathematical techniques to address issues in finance such as risk management.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction.
- Develop core analytical capabilities using advanced statistical or econometric techniques.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Financial Quantitative Analysts” (O*NET 13-2099.01), as O*NET lists them:
- Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
- Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
Financial analyst · Tools and industries
It works in the tools you already use
- C++
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Python
Industries it fits
Hire this roleRole facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits
