Equity Research Analyst - CA

- Analyze potential investments in VC / PE funds, early-stage ventures / mature businesses, and actively managed public equities strategies

- Conduct fundamental analysis of companies (listed, unlisted, start-ups)

- Attend management calls, speak to people in the market to better understand target companies

- Conduct valuation exercises via modeling such as DCF analysis to estimate true company valuations

- Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc) taking into account company's goals and financial standing

- Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance

- Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks

- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis

- Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models

- Identify trends, advise company and recommend actions to a senior financial analyst based on sound analysis

- Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts

- Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data

- Gain and update job knowledge to remain informed about novelty in the field

- Consult with management to guide and influence long term and strategic decision making within the broadest scope

- Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function