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Qualitative & Quantitative Research - Senior Associate

Qualitative & Quantitative Research - Senior Associate

Acuity Knowledge PartnersBengaluru, Karnataka, India
30+ days ago
Job description

Job Title - Senior Associate (Qual+Quant)

Experience Level - 3 to 6 Years

Department – Investment Banking

Location – Gurugram

Job Summary

Acuity is currently looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who have strong leadership, organizational and teamwork skills for its Investment Banking team based in Gurgaon.

Key Responsibilities

  • Play a key role in the origination, generation & evaluation of ideas / opportunities, and execution of transactions and working across broad scope of assignments across multiple geographies and sectors
  • Conduct deep dive research and analysis on various industries including TMT, Industrials & Consumer, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Metal & Mining, Retail, Oil & Gas, FIG, among others
  • Working on company profiles (ranging from strips / thumbnails to one-page summaries to detailed ones), potential targets / buyers / M&A screening, Pitch book update and other adhoc research
  • Take ownership of sophisticated financial models, company valuation, trading / transaction comparable, ratio analysis, financial performance analysis, etc.
  • Structure and / or supervise presentations and projects / transactions related documents
  • Benchmark companies on various financial and operating parameters to analyze the competitive positioning
  • Exhaustive secondary research (through databases, general secondary sources, journals, annual reports, company websites, government and ministry websites)
  • Communicate with current & potential clients regarding projects structuring, timelines and clarifying queries
  • Industry screening on pre-defined criteria to create a shortlist
  • Financial analysis with extensive use of databases, filings and other company documents
  • Manage project timelines and quality of deliverables in a manner to ensure “high client satisfaction”
  • Presenting findings of analysis to clients, team members and senior management
  • Conducting detailed quality checks of all outgoing materials
  • Ability to work individually and in the team

Key Competencies

  • MBA (Finance) / CA / CFA
  • Experience of 4-6 years in Investment banking division of a bank, boutique firm, KPO, consultancy and advisory firm
  • Should have good knowledge, understanding and working experience of industry research, company profiles, case studies, potential targets / buyers / M&A screening, company valuations and financial performance analysis
  • Strong finance fundamentals and knowledge of financial terminology
  • Excellent working knowledge of databases such as Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, FactSet, Pitchbook, CB Insights, etc.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills
  • MS Office skills - should be proficient in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word
  • Exposure to handle client relationships
  • Ability to work independently and effectively under tight deadlines
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