Career as Financial Analyst
Financial Analysts are trained in financial analysis which involves a thorough understanding of the company’s finances, investments, growth plans etc. Financial Analysts are trained in corporate finance, financial services and investment management.
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Job Profile
- Corporate Finance - The tasks relate to conceptual and technical inputs in the areas of Indian Financial System, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Management, Advanced Financial Management and International Financial Management.
- Investment Management - The job involves analysis with inputs from Economics, Quantitative techniques, Economic Legislation which is required by the Securities industry, Security evaluation and Investment Management.
- Financial Services - In this role they undertake Project Planning, Venture Capital, Leasing, Hire Purchase, Factoring, New Issue Management, Credit Rating and other allied areas.
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Employment Opportunities
- Consultancies
- Corporate sector
- Finance and Leasing companies
- Financial institutions
- Industrial & Development Bank of India
- Insurance companies
- Multinational banks
- Public sector organizations e.g. Railways
- Reserve Bank of India
- Stock Broking firms
- Unit Trust of India
Recruiting Companies
ABN AMRO 
HDFC 
ICICI - ABN AMRO
- HDFC
- ICICI
- Indian Railways
- LIC
- UTI
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream:Any
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Graduation
BFIA*/Eco/BBA/Statistics
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Professional...
CFA **
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Goal
CertifiedFinancial Analyst
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Std XII
Stream:Any
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Graduation/PG
Any
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Work Experience
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Professional...
CFA course*
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Goal
CertifiedFinancialAnalyst
*Bachelors in Financial and Investment Analysis
**MBAs, CAs, M.Com's, ICWAs are exempted from the initial
foundation module of the course. The course includes a foundation,
preliminary, inter, and final module and is conducted in the
English medium.
***The CFA admission test is an aptitude test for professional studies in financial analysis. It focuses primarily on verbal and quantitative reasoning abilities. The program has been recognized by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as equivalent to Master's Degree for admission to Ph.D Program in Management. The CFA course can be done as a distance education course with the facility of contact course at major cities in the country. CFA program can also be done as a regular course on the campus.
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