Roles and missions of the Financial Analyst
The Financial Analyst is a finance professional who provides companies and investors with information and analysis to help make business and investment decisions. The main roles and missions of a Financial Analyst include:
- Valuing financial assets and liabilities, including equities, bonds, derivatives and index funds.
- Developing financial and forecasting models for the company and investors.
- Analyse market trends and macroeconomic data to assess their impact on investments.
- Identify and evaluate short- and long-term investment opportunities.
- Monitor and report on investment performance.
- Identify investment and business risks and suggest measures to manage them.
- Analysing company and competitor results and identifying revenue and cost trends.
- Make recommendations on dividends and long-term financing.
- analysing corporate governance practices and their impact on performance and investment prospects.
- Ensuring compliance, transparency and disclosure with laws and regulations.
- Drafting reports and press releases and communicating the results of financial analysis to management, investors and the public.
- Creating presentations for executives and investors and participating in conferences and seminars.
- Developing and updating financial documents and analysis tools on behalf of the company.
Salary and career development of Financial Analysts
A financial analyst is a finance professional who evaluates a company's cash flows, assets and liabilities to help the company make sound business decisions. Financial analysts are well paid and their salaries can increase considerably with time and experience. Here is a list of gross annual salary progression in France according to the years of experience of a Financial Analyst:
- 0 to 2 years: €35,000 to €43,000
- 2 to 5 years: €45,000 to €53,000
- 5 to 10 years: €50,000 to €68,000
- 10 to 15 years: €65,000 to €85,000
- Over 15 years: €90,000 and more
In addition to career development as a Financial Analyst, here are 5 possible careers for a finance professional:
- Finance Director ;
- Finance Director and Controller
- Portfolio manager ;
- Financial Operations Director;
- Financial strategy consultant.
