Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

middle office analysttofinancial broker

A middle office analyst already meets 40% of what the financial broker role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From middle office analyst
40%
Overlap1
To financial broker
13 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
56.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.9/ 100

1 Share of the financial broker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the middle office analyst profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A financial broker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a middle office analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on financial matters
  • financial products
  • manage financial risk
  • obtain financial information
  • provide financial product information
  • securities

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A financial broker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a middle office analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate financial instruments management skills
  • already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide support in financial calculation information skills
  • already held maintain records of financial transactions information skills
  • already held trace financial transactions information skills
  • already held communicate with banking professionals communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the financial broker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • required, not held protect client interests required
  • required, not held trade securities required
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • required, not held maintain financial records required
  • required, not held synthesise financial information required
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held financial jurisdiction required
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held actuarial science required
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held economics required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a financial broker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held financial products knowledge
  • already held manage financial risk skill
  • already held obtain financial information skill
  • already held provide financial product information skill
  • already held securities knowledge
  • already held banking activities knowledge
  • already held communicate with banking professionals skill
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
  • already held operate financial instruments skill
  • already held provide support in financial calculation skill
  • already held trace financial transactions skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
  • optional, not held optimise financial performance optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
23 held skills the financial broker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role asset management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role treasury management system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use office systems skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held actuarial science required
  • required, not held economics required
  • required, not held financial jurisdiction required
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
Index

Other moves recorded from middle office analyst

Full index of moves from middle office analyst

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.