Research Analyst

Goldman Sachs; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Healthcare & medical insurance

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On-site health centers

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Senior Analyst for Australia REITs to join the Global Investment Research team in Sydney/Melbourne. You will analyze individual REITs, develop investment opinions, and publish timely reports for clients and internal stakeholders.

The role requires 3+ years in equity research focusing on REITs, strong modelling skills, and fluency in English. You will collaborate with a cross‑functional team, build client relationships, and mentor junior staff, while delivering insights

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years equity research experience covering REITs
• CA/CFA designation or Bachelor/Master in finance/economics
• Strong understanding of the Australia REITs sectors and macro economy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent modelling skills with solid accounting/financial fundamentals
• Highly analytical thinker and writer
• Ability to respond quickly to changing situations
• Well-developed commercial attitude and client marketing/relationship management skills
• Demonstrable time management and prioritization skills

Responsibilities

• Analyze individual companies within the Australia REITs sector and publish reports
• Collaborate with the REITs team on industry/sector projects, analyze market share, macro trends, cross‑company analysis
• Produce regular reports and contribute to sector views and news flow
• Develop financial models and interpret data on market, economic and political events
• Build strong relationships with the Equities sales force, traders, clients and management
• Provide guidance and coaching to junior team members

Skills

Equity research

CA/CFA designation

Finance/economics degree

Australian REITs knowledge

English communication

Financial modelling

Analytical writing

Time management

Client relationships

Education

CA/CFA designation

Bachelor/Master in finance or economics

Job description

Global Investment Research, Equity Research, Australia REITs, Senior Analyst – Sydney/Melbourne location_on Melbourne, VIC, Australia

YOUR IMPACT

Are you passionate about research and generating investment ideas? We’re looking for a professional to join ourAustralia REITssector team inSydney/Melbourne, to develop valuable insights and investment ideas for our clients.

OUR IMPACT

From macroeconomic forecasts to individual stock analysis, our team develops tools and insights to help shape investment strategies for clients and the firm. Our analysts/ associates work on client-focused research in the equity, fixed-income, currency, and commodities markets, mining big data that enters markets around the world each day to identify gamechanging insights. You’ll be part of a team that is intellectually curious, creative, analytical, and passionate about performing market research.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

• Be responsible for the specific analysis of individual companies and their equities within theAustralia REITssector (publishing reports, initiating sales calls and marketing investment opinions)
• Collaborate closely with REITs team, working on industry/sector-specific projects, analysing market share, macro trend, cross company analysis and assessing new/emerging businesses models
• Produce regular reports summarizing findings and predictions, as well as responsibility for the sector news flow and contributing to overall sector views/pieces
• Develop financial models and interpret data and analysis on market, economic and political events
• Develop strong relationships and have regular communications with the Equities sales force and traders, clients and companies' management
• Provide guidance and coaching to junior team members to build technical and soft skills

Qualifications

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum3 yearsof equity research experience covering sectors relating to REITs sector, buy or sell side experience in REITs preferable
• CA/CFA qualification, and/or Bachelor/ Master degree in finance/economics
• Strong understanding of theAustralia REITssectors and macro economy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent modelling skills are required as well as a solid grounding in accounting/financial fundamentals
• Highly analytical thinker and writer
• Ability to respond quickly to changing situations is a must
• Well-developed commercial attitude and client marketing/relationship management skills
• Demonstrable time management and prioritization skills desirable

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-­art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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