Sample cover letter for Full Time position at Macquerie

Associate Analyst, Equity Research, Financials Sector

Macquarie

Dear Mr. Chen,

To continue as a leading global investment banking organization, Macquarie requires a community of self-starters thriving on challenges and team players with an entrepreneurial drive. These are the ambitious and hard working individuals Macquarie is looking for and I am one of these people. Having conducted financial analysis for multiple business sectors at Microsoft to improving data analytics for capital markets at Scotiabank, I want to bring my passion for financial markets growing analytical skills to help Macquarie develop profitable investment decisions as a new Equity Research Analyst.

I am a result-driven professional committed to deriving compelling insights and detailed analysis for key investment and business decisions. As a current Intermediate Business Analyst at Scotiabank, I am the designated lead for on-going analysis of multiple trading system environments to ensure the highest quality of market data analytics for risk management and capital analysis. Furthermore, I have taken the initiative in implementing new trade analysis tools and data models across equities and fixed income classes, to maximize analysis and market intelligence for Scotia’s capital markets businesses. Having vast experience optimizing business intelligence for capital markets clients, I am confident I will exceed in effectively leveraging market data and information to providing in-depth industry and company analysis for Macquarie’s sales team.

Beyond analytics, my financial modelling skills is further demonstrated from my previous role as a Financial Analyst at Microsoft, where I modelled a close to $1 billion quota to help measure business performance and sales opportunities for account executives in the financial services, retail, and technology industry. By successfully combining large queries, effective data manipulation, and quantitative models, I fostered revenue growth and discovered gaps in the pipeline for Microsoft’s enterprise and public sector accounts. With my skills tapping and translating big data into high quality recommendations, I will deliver the same strong level analysis that will assist Macquarie’s institutional clients.

Having developed high quality data analysis and financial models across a range of organizational functions within capital markets and technology, I strongly believe I showcase the business acumen and technical aptitude of a successful equity research associate. Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you to further discuss my candidacy.

Warmest Regards,

Bryan Wu