FactSet Graduate Consultant

FactSet’s Consultants are the essential connection between our clients and our software business.

 

We invest a great deal in our employees training and development, after an initial 5 week class room based training period, you will be given immediate responsibility, working directly on exciting and challenging projects and delivering business solutions for our clients in either our Investment Management or Investment Banking teams. 

 

Consultants will be offering support in a variety of ways, including: 

• Visiting clients in their offices to provide on-site consultation and training

• Managing a group of accounts assigned to you, ensuring that the relationship is healthy and that clients are getting the most out of the system.

• Answering day to day client queries and providing creative solutions through our helpdesk

• Working on large scale projects that optimise our clients’ workflows

• Training clients at their desks or in groups

 

Starting at FactSet as a Consultant allows you to get a broad understanding of our business and Consultants are expected to progress into Consulting Management, Sales or Product Specialist roles as they develop their careers with FactSet.

 

We recruit Consultants from all disciplines but applicants must have a genuine interest in the Finance sector as well as the desire to continually learn and develop in an ever-changing environment. In addition we require:

• At least a 2:2 Bachelor’s degree (in any subject)

• 280 UCAS points

• Strong numeric, analytical & problem solving skills

• Exceptional communication skills

• Experience in a client/customer facing role, or a desire to excel in this area

• A strong knowledge of PC applications, in particular Microsoft Excel

• Fluent English, with other European languages a bonus

• A commercial attitude

As well as Business students, we are particularly keen to hear from people studying courses which are both Numerate and Analytical such as Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Business Computing and Economics.

 

Applications should be sent by email, with a formal cover letter and CV to recruiting_uk@factset.com 

 

September 2012 Closing date – 30th June 2012

January 2013 Closing date – 31st August 2012

 

We will be accepting applications for Summer 2013 start from 1st September 2012.