Financial Engineer/Mathematician conducts statistical, financial & mathematical deductions to describe relevant issues in finance and economics.
What can I do (Roles Available) ?
Finance Engineer
Finance Analyst
Portfolio Implementation Analyst
Business Impact Engineer
Quantitative Research Analyst
Cost Analyst
Financial Quantitative Analyst
Analyst - Risk & Info Management
Workforce Analytics Researcher
Business Impact Analyst
Investment Strategist
Business Operations Analyst
Where can I work?
Goldman Sachs
Barclays
Oracle
IBM
Teradata
Google
Information Builders
Zoho Corporation
JP Morgan Chase
Muthoot Finance
TATA Capital
Morgan Stanley
BAJAJ Finserv
Randstad India Ltd.
World Bank
Citi Group
HSBC
Deloitte
American Express Company
Positives
Good remuneration
High demand
Plethora of career opportunities
Challenges
It's an added skill rather than an entire career on itself
Long hours work
Key Skills Required
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
Time Management
IT Literacy
Emotional Intelligence
Problem Solving
What Should I study ?
Pathway 1
Class XII in Science stream with Mathematics - Dual-Degree program of B.Tech (Hons) in any Core Engineering+M.Tech in Financial Engineering
Pathway 2
Class 11-12 in Commerce stream with Mathematics & Computer - B Com or Bachelor in Computational Finance M Sc Finance/ Master in Financial Engineering/ MBA (Finance)/ PG Diploma in Financial Management/ Master of Public Financial Management
Pathway 3
Class XII in Science stream with Mathematics - Bachelor in Physics/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Economics, Master in Financial Engineering/ Applied Statistics/ Applied Mathematics/ MA or M Sc in Econometrics/ MSc in Quantitative Economics/ Masters in Data Science/ M Sc in Financial Mathematics/ Master of Public Financial Management