UK-based Investment Analyst
Mercor • Remote, UK
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate
$150/hr
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Today
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About this Role
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1. Role Overview
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage an investment professional.
You will support the senior investment team by organizing portfolio data, producing performance and risk analyses, preparing charts and supporting materials, and ensuring that all analytical outputs are accurate, clearly sourced, and ready for senior review.
2. Key Responsibilities
Clean, organize, and reconcile holdings data across public and private investments.
Gather and validate market data, company information, benchmark data, and other relevant financial inputs.
Calculate performance, risk metrics, asset-class exposures, and benchmark-relative results.
Support private-company valuation and other financial-modeling work.
Produce clear tables, charts, and exhibits for inclusion in investment presentations.
Maintain a comprehensive source log documenting data origins, assumptions, and calculation methodologies.
Assist with portfolio analysis, holdings reviews, and market research.
Support the preparation of simplified trade instructions and post-trade documentation.
Conduct quality-control checks across models, calculations, charts, and presentation materials.
Respond quickly to reviewer feedback and update analytical outputs as required.
3. Ideal Qualifications
Approximately 3–4 years of professional investment experience.
Experience that includes both Investment Banking and buy-side investing.
Buy-side experience within Private Equity or a Hedge Fund, with Hedge Fund experience preferred.
Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial models, market-data exports, and large datasets.
Understanding of financial statements, valuation, portfolio-performance analysis, and investment research.
Experience producing charts, tables, source logs, and senior-level presentation materials.
Comfortable completing detailed and repetitive analytical work with a high degree of accuracy.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain clear documentation of data, sources, and assumptions.
Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
Comfortable working under senior review and revising work based on structured feedback.
Prior experience with financial screening exercises, AI evaluation, or human-data projects is a plus.
4. Application Process
Submit your resume or relevant professional background to get started.
Complete a financial modelling assessment as part of your application.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, UK
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Finance
Why This Role
Monetize your niche expertise without the billable hours. At $150/hr, this role offers elite compensation for pure intellectual work, no client management or administrative bloat.
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Why do these AI training roles pay so much?
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What does Finance work look like for a UK-based Investment Analyst?
Tasks here are scoped to Finance, not generic labeling. As a UK-based Investment Analyst, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Finance) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Finance background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
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