Senior Analyst/Research Lead - Equity Research - Consulting Firm

We are hiring for one of the leading consulting firms for Senior Analyst/Research Lead-Equity.

Oversee financial and investment research projects for various clients including investment banks, corporate finance advisories, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, large corporations and consultancy firms

- Manage work on varied projects that may include:

- Equity and Fixed Income/ Credit research, including company and sector reports, financial modeling, forecasting and valuation

- M&A research such as target identification, market sizing, company profiling, merger modeling, valuation comps, pitch book preparation

- Comprehensive financial analysis of companies and peer benchmarking for corporate/ consulting clients

- Industry studies, Macroeconomic research

- Data-intensive tasks such as screening companies based on appropriate financial and operating metrics

- Lead one or more project teams, guiding team(s) on all aspects including scoping, timelines, content, client engagement

- Review work thoroughly to ensure consistently high quality output, value addition and adherence to timelines; be able to judge required level of own involvement on projects, execute parts of projects if situation so demands

- Function as a - client lead-, assuming ownership of assigned client accounts - be the main point of contact for client, prioritize work flow, negotiate project timelines/scope, collect feedback and address any issues promptly, identify up-selling/cross-selling opportunities

- Must possess excellent client communication and engagement skills, and ability to quickly understand client requirements and working style

- Provide analysts with effective verbal/ written feedback; counsel analysts on technical as well as business skills and guide them on best practices

- Keep analyst team motivated, handle difficult situations such as dissatisfaction/disagreement among team, escalate to seniors in a timely manner

- Must have excellent grasp of financial concepts and their application across all areas of financial analysis and valuations

- Must have expertise in analyzing companies and industries within overall macroeconomic environment, thorough understanding and awareness of financial markets

Jagriti Wadhwa