eFinancialCareers

• Company

  APA International Placement Consultants, LLC

• Location

  New York, NY, 10176

• Compensation

  to $200K plus bonus

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  21 Nov 2008

• eFC Ref no

  446983

Leading financial firm is seeking candidates with structured trade finance in M&A, Asian equity sales, project finance, credit analysis, and portfolio management experience. Submit your resume with job title and compensation to linda_chen@apaintl.com. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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Quantitative Analyst / Senior Quantitative Analyst

A major buy-side private equity and hedge fund company is

Seeking exceptional quantitative analysts to apply mathematical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. 

Responsibilities:

• Examining trading data to increase profitability, decrease risk, and reduce transaction costs.
• To generate new trading ideas and utilizing the simulations to test them.

Requirements:

• Have math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs academic background with exceptional quantitative track record to prove. 

Software Developer

A leading buy-side financial institution is seeking exceptional software developers to help create strategies for trading in securities markets around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Performing various projects including real-time data analysis, distributed system development, and the creation of tools for modeling.
• Implementing statistical algorithms for time-series analysis.
• Developing electronic trading to interface between multiple order platforms.
• Creating automated trading strategies to transact in real-time markets.

Requirements:

• Have outstanding academic background with advanced degree in Computer Science or quantitative engineering
• Excellent programming skill with a sound understanding of systems, programming paradigms, and software engineering practices. 
• Strong program language skills including Unix, and/or Windows NT.  

Junior Proprietary Trader

A leading buy side trading firm is seeking talented individuals to trade in a

variety of systematic and fundamental investment strategies.

Requireemnts:

• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities,

• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills, and an

• Sensitive to details.

• Strong academic achievement in quantitative field with a high level of computer literacy.

• demonstrated interest in and exposure to financial markets

Associate/AVP Level – Portfolio Management & Credit Research

– Up to 92K plus bonus

A leading financial institution is seeking a credit professional with US corporate buy side/lending experience with a commercial bank (Financial Institutions Group is preferrable), finance company or loan management fund. 

Description: 

• Prepare in-depth credit analysis, credit write-ups and rating sheets, etc.  Perform periodical portfolio and credit reviews.

Requirements:

• 3 years of buy side/lending experience with a commercial bank (Financial Institutions Group is preferrable), finance company or loan management fund.)
• Formal credit training required.  Strong credit and writing skills.  Must be a team player.

Officer/AVP – Credit Analyst– up to 92K plus bonus

A prestigious financial institution is looking for a Credit Analyst for their Credit Group

Responsilities:

Responsible for credit analysis, credit write-ups and credit risk control tasks. 

Prepare credit applications and grading reviews to determine client creditworthiness. 

Conduct client, industry and transaction research and analysis, and make preliminary credit recommendation to the reporting line and management. 

Interface with marketing desk and credit sanctioning authority during the approval process.

Prepare reports as required by management, the head office, auditors, and regulators. 

Monitor and verify new and existing trades for compliance with credit approvals and policies. 

Other pertinent credit database upkeep, credit control and analysis activities as assigned.

Experience:  

Minimum 2 years experience analyzing corporate credits at a leading financial institution.

Experience with financial data spreading applications and internal credit rating systems. 

Bachelor's Degree with major in Accounting/Finance/Economics.  Advanced degree (MBA) in Finance or professional financial certification preferred. 

Completion of formal credit training and/or proven hands on experience as a financial analyst. 

Lending and/or derivatives related operational experience a plus.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. 

Must be motivated and be a team player with a strong sense of responsibility. 

Ability to multitask, work independently or cooperatively and meet deadlines. 

Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly spreadsheet functions, and Bloomberg.

 VP – Structured Finance Group - up to $150K plus bonus

Prestigious International Financial Firm is seeking a VP to find new business opportunities in project finance areas through marketing activities directed towards developers, utilities, funds, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct marketing activities for project finance
• Conduct credit analyses and due diligence on new business opportunities
• Guide the deals through closing and smooth hand over to the portfolio group
• Perform related duties and participate in special projects as required

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in project finance, including marketing, execution, due diligence, documentation, credit analyst and administration
• BA or equivalent is required
• Solid experience in finance, accounting, legal/documentation and the project finance market are essential

VP - Asian Equity Research Sales position - $100K-$175K plus bonus

Primary  Dealer - major International Investment bank, is seeking experienced sales staff to solicit client orders and provide research support to Institutional Money Managers.

Requirements:

Requires series 7, 63 and 55. 

2-3 years Asian Equity Sales experience.

Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and/or Cantonese preferred. 

Knowledge of Asian companies.

Has North American investor base, and products.

The ability to generate unique ideas for all clients is required. 

Good compliance record a must.