What exactly does a financial analyst do?

[VicTusDeuS]

I have no idea what this job does other than analyzes finances...is there any special way they do this?

 

[Lumberg]

It is a generic term that can mean anything from data entry to actually doing IRR, NPV, etc kind of stuff.

 

[VicTusDeuS]

ahhh ok thanx

 

[duritz]

analyzes finances