Research Associate

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Research Associate Market Intelligence & Job Research

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Location: Ahmedabad, Indore, Baroda, Rajkot, Surat, Jamnagar, Udaipur

Position Summary:

The Research Associate identifies companies actively hiring Accounting & Finance professionals and maintains a comprehensive Excel market intelligence tracker supporting the Executive Search & Staffing team. The role researches accounting and finance job openings, captures company and hiring information in Excel, and provides actionable business development intelligence through accurate daily research.

Primary Responsibilities

Accounting & Finance Job Research

Research newly posted Accounting & Finance positions each business day within California, the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area, the Denver, CO metropolitan area, and the Seattle, WA metropolitan area.

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Chief Accounting Officer
• VP of Finance
• Finance Director
• Director of Accounting
• Corporate Controller
• Assistant Controller
• Accounting Manager
• Finance Manager
• FP&A Manager
• Tax Manager
• Treasury Manager
• Internal Audit Manager
• Senior Accountant
• Staff Accountant
• General Ledger Accountant
• Project Accountant
• Revenue Accountant
• Cost Accountant
• Fixed Asset Accountant
• Payroll Manager
• Payroll Accountant
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Analyst
• Senior Financial Analyst
• FP&A Analyst
• Treasury Analyst
• Internal Auditor
• Tax Accountant
• Audit Senior

• Monitor LinkedIn Jobs, company career pages, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and other reputable job boards.
• Exclude all recruiting, executive search, staffing, employment agencies, RPO firms, and third-party recruiters. Only include positions posted directly by hiring companies.
• Company Research

• Company name
• Industry
• Headquarters location
• Company website
• Estimated employee size
• Estimated annual revenue
• Public or private company
• Private equity ownership (if applicable)

Company Contacts

Identify and record, when available:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Controller
• VP Finance
• Director of Finance
• Chief Accounting Officer
• Human Resources Director
• Talent Acquisition Manager
• Recruiting Manager

• Capture Name, Title, and LinkedIn profile URL when available.
• Excel Tracking Spreadsheet
• Required Fields
• Date Identified
• Position Title
• Company Name
• Industry
• City
• State
• Job Posting Link
• Company Career Page
• Company Website
• Company Size
• Estimated Revenue
• Public / Private
• PE Backed (Y/N)
• Primary Contact
• Contact Title
• LinkedIn URL
• Additional Contact
• Additional Contact Title
• Hiring Notes
• Source
• Status
• Additional Search & Staffing Support
• As workload allows, the Research Associate may also support the team with:

• Entering company and contact research into Target Recruit, the teams Salesforce-based CRM
• Building candidate research lists for open positions using LinkedIn Recruiter
• Database cleanup and data entry for candidate and client records
• Building contact lists for automated outreach campaigns
• Consolidating job-board research for Accounting & Finance postings to support recruiters and business development managers

Daily Deliverables

• Updated Excel spreadsheet
• New Accounting & Finance positions
• New hiring companies
• New company contacts
• Hiring activity notes
• Remove expired postings and update active positions

Research Guidelines

• Focus on middle-market and growth-oriented companies
• Prioritize multiple Accounting & Finance openings
• Controller and CFO searches
• Finance department expansion
• ERP implementations
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Rapid growth
• Multi-location operations
• New finance leadership roles

Key Performance Indicators

The following targets are based on a full-time schedule and may be adjusted proportionally for a part-time schedule.

• 75–125 new Accounting & Finance jobs researched daily
• 30–60 new hiring companies identified daily
• 30–60 company contacts identified daily
• End-of-day Excel submission
• 98%+ data accuracy
• Less than 5% duplicate records

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1–2 years of experience in research, data entry, or recruiting/staffing support preferred, but not required
• Strong internet research skills and ability to work efficiently across job boards and online research sources
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; Google Sheets experience is also helpful
• Strong written English communication skills
• Familiarity with U.S. job boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed, or tools such as ZoomInfo or Salesforce, is a plus; training can be provided

What Success Looks Like

A successful Research Associate consistently identifies hiring companies before competitors, maintains a highly accurate Excel database, and delivers timely market intelligence that helps the Executive Search & Staffing team generate new business opportunities.