Associate, Dividend Forecasting Analyst recruitment
Markit Dividend Forecasting, Markit Index Management and Markit ETF Services are a suite of products designed to provide data directly into your existing systems via our consolidated XML data feed. Markit Dividend Forecasting provides an independent, benchmark, dividend forecasting service. The data includes the forecasted dividends, ex-dates, pay-dates and record dates for a global set of over 6,000 stocks. Markit Index Management collates and independently validates data on over 800,000 indices from a range of index providers including MSCI, FTSE, Dow Jones and Russell. Markit ETF Services provides a comprehensive source of ETF composition and trade data combined with ETF dividend and ex-date forecasts.
Duties and Accountabilities
- Perform financial analysis on company fundamentals to provide dividend forecasts and commentary on US equities.
- Generate dividend research reports at the company, sector and index level.
- Respond to client queries and provided detailed analysis and feedback to their questions.
- Prepare and send daily US dividend news
- Liaise with companies investor relations to establish dividend policy and dividend payment schedules.
- Research index compositions and make adjustments for relevant corporate actions.
- Carry out QA checks on dividend and index data.
Education and Experience
- Undergraduate degree in a financial/ accounting/ quantitative discipline
- 1-3 years related industry experience Required
- Strong Excel skills
- VBA and SQL experience
- Knowledge of financial statement analysis.
- Knowledge of corporate actions
- Awareness of recent market news and its implications.