Equity Research - Aviation/Transport - IB

The associate will work closely with the London based Analyst covering European Airlines, Airports and Aircraft Leasing sectors. The Associate’s main responsibility is to support the analyst with coverage of existing companies and also help with initiating coverage activities. The associate would be required to take ownership of the models and write sections of the report.

There will be thematic work alongside supporting daily coverage, including periodical products. Candidates will also help prepare research presentations and research notes for internal and external consumption as well as model building and maintaining a number of industry databases.

Qualifications/Experience:

- Ideally the candidate will hold one of CA (preferably from Big Four Accounting Firms) or MBA from a premier academic institution, with 5 or more years of relevant work-experience.

- The candidate should have equities research experience in covering airlines, airports and related sectors.

- The candidate should be a pragmatic "self starter" who is prepared to learn about various sectors - someone who can work both independently if the analyst is traveling or as part of a team.

Skills:

- Strong financial statement analysis skills and valuation modeling skills (DCF and Relative Valuation).

- Strong writing skills (good at structuring the report and articulating the key findings); ability to synthesise ideas in clear, logical, and precise written English; must be already involved in writing research reports.

- Ability to collect and analyse sector data based on secondary information. Ability to build market sizing models and understand industry dynamics, key trends and their implication on companies under coverage.

- Good data management and analysis skills and a high degree of comfort with Excel; should be comfortable in maintaining and updating existing models and databases.

- Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with companies and overseas colleagues.

- Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and in a team environment.

- The ideal candidate will be highly detail-oriented and will possess strong organisational skills.

Akshit
Elixir