Quant Finance Research - Factset

Position at a glance:

- The candidate will be a part of a quant finance team. The team works with a global index provider and is involved in a variety of tasks including index research, production, index analytics, and generating reports. The work could be across asset classes. The position is based out of our Research Center in Gurgaon, India.

Key functions and responsibilities:

- The work would involve quantitative finance projects which will require sound knowledge of finance,
capital markets and programming languages such as Excel/ VBA/ Matlab, etc.

- Must be well versed with Factset (alpha testing module which includes stock screening, backtesting,
and portfolio analytics).

- Must have good communication skills

- Familiarity with index development and maintenance will be a plus

Qualifications and Requirements:

- The candidate should possess strong quantitative skills including mathematics, statistics and probability. Candidate should have over 3- 5 years of experience in the financial industry and deep understanding of the quant development and research. Strong computer programming and database skills such as Excel, Matlab, VBA, SQL are a must. Right applicant will have strong educational background in Finance, Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics or similar quantitative field.

Contact - utpal@ecsindia.in