Fintech Analyst

Job description

As a Fintech Analyst, you will be part of an entire project's life from a Quantitative side, starting from the customers’ business requirements through the development phase to the delivery and post-delivery customer’s assistance.

Being part of the Fintech’s Project means you will be focused on the development of custom solutions and models in the field of credit risk on the client’s side, as well as on internal developments, to create new models or enhance modefinance’s internal models and methodologies.

The models developed by modefinance Fintech team range from credit scoring models to probability of default models, pricing models, credit limit models and many other.

Recently, the company is focused on leveraging of the use of alternative data to boost the “forecasting and nowcasting” degree of all of its models and methodologies.

This role will be based in our modefinance HQ in the amazing Trieste, Italy.

Activities

Drive results:

• You will actively participate in the models development
• You will write documentation on the developed models in support to the customers
• You will handle the application of advanced numerical methodologies in the field of credit risk
• You will interact with modefinance’s IT department and learn new IT technologies
• You will become responsible for entire projects, once sufficiently experienced

Grow and contribute:

• You will work in a fast-paced and young environment, that inspires the entire organization
• You will interact with many professionals from different sectors and with different backgrounds
• You will learn about financial statements and credit risk analysis
• You will acquire adequate experience to pave the way for a platform’s evolution

Requirements

Must have:

• You have a master degree (EQF lvl 7) in Scientific studies (i.e. physics, engineering, natural sciences or statistical sciences, quantitative finance)
• You possess at least a B2 level in English
• You have a good knowledge of as many among the following programming languages: Python, Matlab, R, Stata, C++
• You are able to teamwork proficiently and have a target-oriented attitude
• You demonstrate interest in credit risk analysis, pricing and other financial topics

Nice to Have:

• You have previous experience in a B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment, with a track record of business analysis
• You possess an advanced knowledge of as many among the following programming languages: Python, Matlab, R, Stata, C++
• You have basic knowledge of financial statements and credit risk

Soft Skills:

• Inspirational business-oriented vision
• High analytical thinking
• A team player mindset
• Good communication and problem solving skills
• Excellent project management skills

What we offer

• A permanent contract, after a period of mutual knowledge
• A private health insurance, with a primary group, provided to employees and their families
• Flexible and remote work policies
• Employee Empowerment, as a philosophy that emphasis the importance of autonomy, upskilling, resources, and training to work and act at their best, and be accountable for the decisions they make