Sector Specialist - Equity Research - Forensic Accounting

Role Description :

The sector specialist will provide research support to the investment professionals specifically with regards to corporate governance & forensic accounting research. Initially the focus for the sector specialist will be companies within the emerging market countries.

When analysing a company, the sector specialist would be expected to carry out very detailed research in the following areas:

- History and structure of the company

- Board structure

- Company management

- Shareholder transactions

- Accounting/Audit

- Legal and regulatory practices

- The sector specialist will use a variety of methods and research tools to gather data.

- He / she will work closely with both internal colleagues and external source

Candidate Description :

The candidate should be an independent thinker with the ability to effectively articulate his/her research analysis and have demonstrated experience and interest in forensic accounting and corporate governance research

- An excellent working knowledge of accounting practices & corporate governance best practices

- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills

- The role requires frequent use of concepts in accounting, economics, financial markets, financial statement analysis, and industry analysis.

- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills

- Collecting, analyzing and presenting data relevant to the research problem at hand is a core skill.

- Excellent presentation and writing skills and be able to clearly articulate research findings

- The ability to work with external information sources (analysts, companies, consultants)

Qualification :

- CA/CPA. Additional qualification of MBA or CFA is desirable.

- Ideally a 4-6 years of forensic accounting/financial due-diligence/corporate governance research experience

If the opportunity interests you please revert back with your updated CV

Sowrabh