Description
Fidarsi is partnering with a global financial services consultancy to appoint a Lead Analyst to join its growing London team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an analytical, commercially minded individual who enjoys working with complex data, solving business problems and engaging directly with senior clients across financial services.
The role combines data analysis, benchmarking and client advisory, working with leading financial institutions to benchmark performance, identify trends and turn large volumes of data into meaningful, actionable insights.
You will take ownership across the full lifecycle of client assignments – from understanding the initial business challenge and gathering data through to analysis, visualisation and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
The Role
- Deliver qualitative and quantitative analysis across financial services benchmarking and client assignments
- Analyse large and complex datasets to identify trends, insights and opportunities
- Translate data into clear, commercially relevant recommendations
- Work directly with clients to understand their business challenges and requirements
- Lead client and internal meetings, confidently communicating findings to senior stakeholders
- Manage multiple assignments simultaneously, ensuring high-quality delivery
- Produce compelling presentations and visualisations that bring complex analysis to life
- Contribute to the development of new products, methodologies and analytical solutions
- Work collaboratively with colleagues globally while taking ownership of your own projects
About You
We are looking for someone with approximately 3–5 years' experience gained within a financial institution, consultancy, financial data provider or broader financial services environment.
You will ideally bring:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with complex datasets
- Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills
- Experience with Power BI and/or SQL would be highly advantageous
- An interest in AI tools and how they can be applied to data analysis and client work
- Good knowledge of financial services terminology and concepts
- Confidence working directly with clients and senior stakeholders
- The ability to turn complex analysis into clear and engaging stories
- A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with the confidence to take ownership and drive work forward
- A strong bachelor's degree, ideally within a quantitative or analytical discipline
Experience within capital markets/front office, procurement, market data or financial services benchmarking would be particularly beneficial.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the analytical rigour of working with data but also wants client exposure, ownership and the opportunity to solve complex problems within financial services.