Financial Engineering Analyst

Wedbush Securities is one of the largest securities firms and investment banks in the nation. We provide innovative financial solutions through our Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Futures and Advanced Clearing & Prime Services divisions. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California with over 100 offices and more than 80 correspondent offices, our commitment to providing relentless, customized service is the foundation of our consistent growth.

Our team is looking for a Financial Engineering Analyst who has the talent of a vigilant data miner, the mindset of an innovative strategic analyst, and an insatiable passion for the financial services industry. In this data-driven role, the Analyst will be empowered to create new businesses, transform how financial decisions are made, and explore new evolving market opportunities in real time. This role is for a steadfast problem solver who can immediately respond to the ever-changing landscape of the market with actionable solutions that resolve pressing problems for our clients, stakeholders, and the firm.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement plans for Wedbush Securities and Wedbush Financial Services corporate strategy, including but not limited to: (i) mergers and acquisitions, (ii) the financing of Wedbush and its affiliates, (iii) product development, (iv) global and national expansion and (v) corporate structure and governance
• Enhance the Wedbush Electronic Order System (EOS) that supports investment banking across a variety of sectors, products and execution services (trade and settlement) through budgeting, maintenance of department books and records, and upholding Wedbush policies and procedures
• Coordinate and implement business development and investment banking mandates
• Perform financial modeling including M&A, valuation, derivative, trading and risk modeling, quantitative analysis for at-the-market offerings, repurchase programs and proprietary position trading
• Conduct financial assessments of private and public companies
• Research industries, regulations, tax and other related qualitative factors that impact the financial condition of a company
• Conduct SWAT analysis and environmental scans
• Build solutions in investment banking by developing and managing algorithmic trading strategies
• Perform internal audit, quality of earnings, forensic accounting and PE/VC level due diligence, contract risk assessment and quantitative interpretation
• Market other investment banking and capital market services and securities such as follow-on offerings, common, Unit, notes, preferred, PIPEs, Blocks, convertibles and the many other financing options available to public issuers
• Manage and develop marketing and sales pipeline
• Perform other duties as required and assigned

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university, preferably in Business, Economics, Finance or related field
• Masters or PhD in a STEM area, financial engineering, accounting or finance
• FINRA Series 7, 63, 57 and 79 licenses (will sponsor)
• Vigilant data historian, keeper and interpreter with previous experience working with large data sets
• Programming experience Visual Basic, SQL, C++, Java, or Python highly preferred
• Past experience with quantitative research and developing large, scalable systems preferred
• Prior trading or sales experience and/or investment banking experience and/or audit
• A strong interest, curiosity, and desire to learn and understand how the financial markets operate and are regulated
• High energy and intellectually curious candidate that is solutions-oriented and motivated to hit metrics under tight deadlines
• Highly versatile and organized skillset willing and able to tackle a variety of tasks aligned with the sensitivity, understanding and flexibility to manage select milestones that may cause tasks to operate in series
• Ability to develop strategies that effectively achieve goals and objectives within a regulatory framework
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of clientele, colleagues and professionals with different skillsets, objectives, motivations and mandates
• Ability to deliver information appropriately scaled and deciphered for the receiver
• Excellent business oriented analytical and writing skills; strong proficiency with modelling
• Self-driven with ability to work independently/remotely under pressure, but possessing strong collaborative and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner