The job involves conducting Investment banking financial research to support clients and contribute to the internal knowledge building efforts. Typical projects will involve gathering, analyzing, synthesizing and presenting data using structured methodologies, assumptions, and frameworks. Projects may take couple of days to several weeks for completion.
Key responsibilities involve:
Build or assist in building and maintaining Investment Banks benchmarking models to estimate granular, product level key performance metrics (e.g., Revenue and Headcount) and create market size estimates for Investment and transaction banking products
Model relationships between macroeconomic indicators and IB performance metrics to arrive at forecasts/ estimates for the above KPIs
Update and restructure benchmarking models based on qualitative and quantitative information from Coalition contacts in the IB industry
Build and update sector databases in Excel and/or customized applications
Explain, defend and customize Coalition analysis to support key client initiatives in IB strategy, sales franchise decision, investor communication and for senior management consumption
Craft effective search strategies and gather relevant information leveraging a broad set of resources (e.g. on-line databases, internet articles, external researchers etc.). Utilize both secondary and primary research sources and techniques
Assist clients and/or other research delivery team members in articulating and refining research requests and projects, while working on multiple projects
Communicate research results through the creation of structured end-products (spreadsheets, reports, presentations etc.)
Mentor and train new research analysts
Complete ad hoc research requests, knowledge building and business development projects as necessary
Manage and/ or work with an expanded team of analysts while working on multiple projects
Conduct regular workflow meetings with the in - house and onsite Account managers in London, New York and Singapore
Foster a cohesive, creative and comfortable working environment, mediating any personal issue within the team
Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of team members providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
The successful candidate will have to demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes likely to have been gained over two to six years relevant experience:
MBA or post graduate degree in finance, business management, statistics, economics or similar analytical fields.
Professional certifications like CFA, FRM, CAIA etc. would be an added advantage
Must have at least 2 years of experience in managing a team size of 5 to 6
Strong quantitative skills, an analytical & Logical mindset and an ability to work with significant amounts of data, both numerical and qualitative
Ability to take decisions while working with unstructured and limited information
Prior experience in financial research / analytics
Sound knowledge of global capital markets or secondary markets products preferred
A strong degree of independence and self-motivation
Responsible attitude and ability to complete tasks proactively and in a timely manner (both for self and the team)
Fluency in spoken and written English is essential
Excellent working skills with MS office tools, especially good at advanced Excel and PowerPoint
Working knowledge of professional information services like Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters etc preferred