Global Fashion Group

Junior Data Analyst

11 December 2024
Full Time
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£29000 - £54000 / year

Job Description

Role:
ION Analytics is looking for an analyst to join the Insights team to source and explore cutting edge market trends and to produce regular periodic reports. You will support our private data operations by making connections in the M&A market, processing and analyzing data to generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, and assist with overall content creatin initiatives across the wider Insights team. In addition to the responsibilities mentioned, you will also be expected to reach out and maintain regular relations with journalists and market participants. You should have an analytical mind with the ability to both manipulate data and communicate the findings well. An interest in macro and market events is essential, as be comfortable with working across a wide variety of datasets. You will work on a collaborative desk and receive support and on-the-job training, enabling you to analyze markets with the long-term view of becoming an M&A expert.

Key Responsibilities

  • Your duties and responsibilities:

    • EU Private Equity round-up

  • Round-up of the largest pending deals and auction situations involving private equity houses over the last week
  • Process: Browsing one week intel (150intell approx.); Select stories related to PE and active process; Categorize into new, current and small situations; Draft short intro referring to relevant intel.
  • Frequency: Weekly
  • Hours spent weekly: 3.5hrs 
  • Average VEV: 826

    • US Deal pipeline

  • Report that compiles market intelligence from the week prior on auction processes that have been active over the last six months. It also compiles a shortlist of late-stage origination
  • Process: Going through intel and identify active auctions over the last 6m
  • Frequency: Weekly
  • Hours spent weekly: 4.5hrs 
  • Average VEV: 1,071

    • Data Requests

  • Support the editorial team with data and visual requests to support trends
  • Process: Pulling data from Designer, building charts and identifying main data trends
  • Frequency: On-Demand
  • Hours spent weekly: 2hrs

    • Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Reports1. M&A Overview:

  • Provide a comprehensive analysis of M&A within a specific region or sector
  • Highlight key deals and trends

    • 2. Data Analysis:

  • Examine large amount of datasets and interpret them in the context of the broader macroeconomic environment

    • 3. Data Visualization:

  • Transform datasets into clear, insightful charts and graphs

Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • Required
  • Economics/Accounting/Finance/M&A Research background
  • Comfortable with the Microsoft Office suite
  • A self-starter attitude with a cooperative approach
  • An investigative mind and attention to detail
  • An interest in financial markets and macro events
  • Excellent time management and communication skills

  • Preferred
  • Experience with PowerBI
  • Background/Interest in M&A  
  • Experience with using databases, working with large amounts of data 

About Us: We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.·       Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.·       Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.·       We are changing the way global capital markets work. Our machine and human-driven analysis bring together an unmatched range of editorial and data to help you drive better decisions. ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 11,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe. Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.Learn more at iongroup.com.

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