Financial Analyst

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A financial analyst makes business recommendations for an organization based on analysis they carry out on factors like market trends, a company's financial status, or predicted outcomes of a certain type of deal. They're primarily responsible for creating financial models that can predict the outcome of certain business decisions. They can work across a range of industries - not just finance.

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