Associate - Equity Research - BFSI

About the Position :

- Our is seeking an experienced candidate as a sell-side Equity Research Associate to support Lead Analysts across sectors .

- This person will be responsible for following the progress of public and private companies and supporting the Senior Research Analyst. In addition to excellent communication and financial modelling skills, the ideal candidate will demonstrate high aptitude for gathering and synthesizing relevant primary market data, willingness to conduct ongoing independent market research and related industry networking.

- The ability to convey an investment message through a written research report is key to the success of this hire. The successful candidate will have experience within, or related to, the industry and be comfortable interacting with company management teams or in a client-facing environment.

- The Equity Research Associate role presents an opportunity to apply your industry knowledge and financial acumen towards generating good investment ideas. The position is located in Mumbai.

Specific Responsibilities Include :

- Analyze individual companies and market trends; conduct primary research, including but not limited to, financial analysis, due diligence on industry trends, company management, and strategies

- Prepare regular written research reports that summarize the findings of analysis, including estimates of expected current year business results

- Write comprehensive research reports and present findings, draft reports/ notes on relevant investment themes, events, and breaking news

- Provide support to the Senior Analyst through fundamental analysis with an emphasis on original, bottom-up research in the sector

- Build valuation models

- Write notes in response to daily news flow; keep the Senior Analyst up-to-date on important news; adjust financial models and files to reflect latest information

- Update analyst marketing handout regularly

- Interact with the Firm's institutional sales force and investor clients

- Respond to client and internal inquiries regarding research findings and directives

Skills & Experience Required :

- Bachelors/Masters Degree in /Finance/Economics

- Minimum 6 months experience within Equity Research or Investment Banking, Sell-Side Equity Research experience preferred

- Prior experience required, valuation/modelling experience preferred

- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

- Expertise in modeling financial statements, including forecasting product revenues; familiarity with discounted cash flows, valuation, and net present value calculations; ability to analyze data to determine trends

- Understanding of the capital markets and stock markets, and a passion for investing

- Excellent written and oral communication skills to successfully convey investment messages, ideas, or nuances to team members, salespeople, and/or traders

- Outstanding analytical skills; ability to conduct deep primary research, analysis, and draw conclusions from information

In addition, the ideal candidate will be or have :

- Strong interpersonal client-facing skills and style conducive to building relationships

- Ability to thrive in a fast- paced, deadline-driven environment, self-starter with a proven commitment to producing high quality work

- Team oriented, unquestionable honesty and integrity, intellectual curiosity, and dedication to providing clients with the best products

- Ability to deliver under pressure and meet deadlines effectively

- Keen interest in career progression with

Vacancy : 2

Note : To succeed, candidates must be self-starters and strive for results. We are looking for people, who operate as business owners, adhere to the highest standards and think creatively to realize opportunities, wherever they may be.