Business & Finance Consulting (BFC) (www.bfconsulting.com) is a leading consulting firm in development finance. We assist financial institutions in emerging markets in improving access to finance for MSMEs and agribusinesses. BFC invites consultants to join our growing, international team of researchers and financial advisors.
Duration: full-time
Duty station: home office (occasional travel within projects is envisioned. Relocation is also possible)
Job responsibilities:
- Perform macroeconomic analyses of financial markets in developing countries
- Collect data on and analyse financial institutions in the emerging markets of Caucasus, Central & Eastern Europe, Balkans, and Central and South-East Asia regions
- Identify potential risks for banking institutions and financial sectors
- Perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Measure the credit, market, operational, and liquidity risks of financial institutions
- Develop conclusions based on data analysis and research findings
- Ensure qualitative report writing and development of various presentations
- Provide comments and recommendations on research findings
- Contribute to projects and to the execution of BFC technical proposals through research and analysis of the collected data
- Implement consultancy projects in the area of rural finance and MSME finance (advising financial institutions in the area of MSME and Agro Finance)
Requirements:
- University degree in Economics, Finance, Banking or other related fields
- Experience in development finance research and analysis; experience in development finance consulting or banking fields is an advantage
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English are essential; working proficiency of Russian and/or other languages is an advantage
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills are required
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize facts and insights into concrete and actionable recommendations
- Proficiency in MS Office; experience with other software is an advantage
- Experience with data management, ability to understand and interpret data is essential
- Excellent attention to detail and visualization is required