Senior Associate – Equity Research

Roles and responsibilities

Candidate will be supporting buy-side/sell-side analysts focused on equity research projects such as building/maintaining financial models, writing investment thesis and conducting valuation (based on DCF, Relative Valuation, SoTP, etc.)
Preparing comprehensive financial models with forecasting and valuation based on understanding of company KPIs and industry drivers
Performing data-intensive tasks such as maintaining sector-specific databases, and preparing custom dashboards and database-driven screeners
Contributing to various kinds of equity reports including earnings notes, initiating coverage notes, sector notes, thematic notes
Supporting the client on ad-hoc research tasks relating to companies, sectors or theme s
Supporting the client in various product and process development projects
Relating latest developments in the capital market and sector to valuation of the coverage stocks
Communicating with the client team independently for daily tasks and ad-hoc requests
Contributing to or working on challenging pilot projects

Candidate should have relevant experience of at least 1-4 years in financial and/or investment research in a KPO or advisory Firm
The person should have completed MBA (Finance) or CFA or CA
Strong grasp of financial concepts and accounting and their application in financial analysis and valuation
Should possess experience in financial modelling, forecasting, valuation and writing investment research
Must possess expertise in using financial research databases (Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson ONE)
Expert understanding of MS-Office tools particularly advanced Excel
Strong business acumen and problem solving skills
Excellent communication (both written and oral) and presentation skills
Aware of latest macroeconomic trends and their impact on global capital markets
Able to quickly develop understanding on new sectors and identify key drivers or risk factors
Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment
Mature individual with a professional work ethic, and high degree of ownership and accountability