Acuity Knowledge Partners - Equity Research Analyst

• Equity Research Analyst
• Key Responsibilities:.
• Workflow could include:

• Building and updating financial models with scenario analysis.
• Carrying-out DCF, relative, SOTP and other relevant valuation methods.
• Developing accurate assumptions and valuation with rationale.
• Screening large datasets to identify investment ideas and assisting PMs/CIOs in their investment decisions.
• Discussion investment ideas and stock updates with PM/CIO.
• Preparing earnings reviews, preview, attend con calls and management meetings.
• Preparing pitch notes/presentations, industry and thematic notes.
• Creating and updating databases.
• Collecting and analyzing news.
• Handling ad hoc research request.
• Maintain constant communication with the client and other stakeholders.

Key Competencies:

The analyst should have:

• Excellent financial modeling and research report-writing/presentation making skills.
• Should have ability to think through drivers and KPIs across broad range of sectors.
• Good client relationship management skills and communication skills.
• An eye for details and ability to handle multiple workflows with tight deadlines.

Numerical abilities:

• Building complex, error-free models with well-defined revenue/cost driver assumptions.
• Carrying out earnings sensitivity analysis.
• Providing own valuation views after carrying out relative, DCF-based or industry appropriate valuations.

Writing skills:

• Writing in a logical and structured manner that requires minimal rework.