Canadian Research Analyst- M&A

ISS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate governance firm in Toronto is seeking a Research Analyst to join their Corporate Governance team. The role focuses on M&A transactions, requiring a strong background in financial analysis and governance issues. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience in a fast-paced environment. This is an opportunity for career growth in a diverse and inclusive company.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in financial analysis or 3+ years in corporate governance or research.
• Must understand corporate governance issues and M&A transactions.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct governance research for shareholder meetings.
• Analyze financial data for M&A transactions.
• Manage client inquiries about governance and M&A issues.
• Contribute to reports and policy projects.

Skills

Analytical governance research

Corporate governance knowledge

Financial analysis

Time management

Client relations

Writing and research skills

Business technology

MS Office proficiency

Bloomberg knowledge

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or Business

Tools

MS Office

Bloomberg

SQL

Job description

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

Overview

ISS-STOXX is seeking a Research Analyst to join our Corporate Governance team in Toronto, Canada. This role will incorporate a specialized focus on M&A transactions and related issues. This is a unique opportunity to join our leading Corporate Governance Research team. It offers a potential career path toward a senior research role or other leadership roles in an exciting, multifaceted, and growing company.

Responsibilities

• Conduct basic and advanced analytical governance research for annual and special shareholder meetings, managing workload to meet client SLA deliverables in a timely manner.
• Analyze financial and corporate governance information and issue proxy vote recommendations based on ISS’ Canadian market-specific policy guidelines.
• Respond to internal and external client/issuer inquiries on M&A issues, research reports, and voting recommendations, and discuss corporate governance principles, M&A-related transactions, and policy issues as needed.
• Contribute to or complete market-specific or client-requested reports and policy-related projects.
• Participate in team projects and conduct research to support policy formulation and educate internal analysts on M&A issues.
• Maintain reference documents and data on M&A transactions in Canada.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the department’s service offerings.
• Demonstrate a well-developed (advanced for VP) understanding of shareholder and corporate governance issues, including the Canadian M&A environment, through fundamental research and engagement with company executives and institutional investors.
• Provide support to sales and account management teams to enhance the client service experience.
• Monitor and assess compliance with regional SAS-70 audits as directed by regional team leadership.
• Collaborate with Corporate Technology to develop, enhance, and test current and new applications to benefit clients, research offerings, and the company as a whole.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help formulate standards for analyzing M&A transactions in Canada.
• Contribute to working committees and projects.
• Review research-related work produced by other analysts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or Business.
• Must have experience with M&A, and minimum of 2 years of full-time experience in financial analysis or 3 or more years of experience in corporate governance, investment analysis, or research.
• Demonstrated understanding of corporate governance issues, corporate transactions, capital markets, corporate law, and/or securities regulation.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and colleagues at various staff and management levels across departments and functions.
• Excellent writing, research, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail and well-developed oral and written communication abilities.
• Solid understanding of business technology; experience working with technology in an operational context is strongly preferred.
• Strong computer literacy with excellent knowledge of MS Office and proficiency in Bloomberg; knowledge of SQL is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for innovation and a proactive attitude.

We encourage candidates from various levels of experience to apply. If your background is a close match, we'd love to hear from you!

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