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ESMA Analyst

Pakistan

Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Role

Octus is seeking a financial credit analyst for our Pakistan office support the build-out of our financial data offering.

As an individual contributor on a growing team, you will be responsible for gathering and analyzing fundamental investment data, including financial statements and legal documentation, for public and private companies across Europe and the US.
 
A key focus of this role is supporting Octus’s ESMA Credit-Level Reporting workflows, where you will apply structured analytical frameworks to extract, interpret, and classify financial and legal data from credit information memoranda, offering memoranda, trustee reports, and related documentation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in credit or financial statement analysis who is eager to deepen their expertise in structured credit data and regulatory reporting, and to become part of a growing international team serving credit asset managers in Europe and the US.

 Requirements:
  • 3-5 years of experience in credit or financial statement analysis, either within a bank, asset manager, auditor or financial data provider.
  • University degree in Accounting, Economics or
  • Hands-on experience analyzing financial statements under IFRS and/or US GAAP, including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements.
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Familiarity with structured credit products, leveraged loans, or high-yield instruments is a plus.
  • Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to manage your own workload and deliver against tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
  • Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills including the tenacity to resolve issues which may be complex or ambiguous.
  • Keen attention to detail, particularly in handling and classifying financial and legal data accurately.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Strong PC skills, particularly Microsoft Excel; experience with AI-assisted workflows is a plus.
  • Comfortable operating across time zones when collaborating with stakeholders in Europe and the US.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines with challenging clients.

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