Corporate Research Analyst

Inspiring Interns; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit social enterprise in Manchester seeks a Junior Corporate Research Analyst to analyze financial statements and assess companies for fair tax practices. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong numeracy, a passion for research, and exceptional attention to detail. This role offers significant learning opportunities and the chance to contribute to social justice while working closely with clients.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

8% employer pension contributions

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy evidenced in further and higher education.
• Passion for research with proven attention to detail.
• Ability to self-manage multiple projects efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial statements and public communications of various businesses.
• Examine corporate structures and determine beneficial owners.
• Draft reports explaining performance against Tax Mark standards.

Skills

Numeracy

Research

Attention to detail

Client liaison

Education

Further and higher education level

Tools

AI familiarity

Job description

Analyst Finance Banking and finance Investment

Do you possess ahigh standard of numeracy, have a passion for research, and exceptional attention to detail?
Our not-for-profit social enterprise client has a junior position for a Corporate Research Analyst specialising in Tax.

This role will be based in the City Centre of Manchester.

About the Client
We are a not-for-profit social enterprise. We were developed by a team of tax justice, corporate responsibility and ethical consumer experts and launched over 10 years ago. We believe that businesses demonstrating responsible tax practices should be recognised and celebrated, and any global race to the bottom on corporation tax resisted.

Our flagship product is the world’s first certification for responsible tax conduct, and the gold standard for business worldwide. Our label provides progressive companies of all sizes with a tool to demonstrate responsible tax conduct. We now have a certified businesses headquartered in eight countries across Europe.

We also offer a benchmarking tool of Tax Responsibility for large multinationals and are increasingly providing bespoke research and advice to investors and the public sector.

You find us at an exciting moment, having raised half a million pounds last year to invest in building our team and multiplying our impact.

The Role:
You will be a member of the accreditation and rating team, who analyse and assess companies for Fair Tax and Tax Responsibility. You will also support the CEO in delivering bespoke research projects and in responding to media enquiries.

Initially, your role will be restricted to extracting information (quantitative and qualitative) from corporate reports, communications and third-party sources – with a view to supporting accreditation and rating managers in their roles. You will also support managers in the generation of content for communications. But, capability permitting, it is envisaged that the role will quickly grow to involve direct liaison with clients, at which point a salary review will be undertaken.

Ultimately, you will be spinning many plates at the same time, often under time-pressured circumstances. Work will be intense, but you will have the opportunity to influence some of the world’s largest companies and contribute to public discourse at the highest level.

Day-to-day responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Analysing the financial statements and public communications of a variety of businesses—from small to very large, in the UK and overseas—with a focus on tax responsibility and transparency.
• Investigating and examining corporate structures and determining beneficial owners of businesses and where/who the money flows to.
• Drafting reports and scorecards for clients, which explain performance against our Tax Mark standards and how they can improve.
• Supporting specialist projects and consultancy work (pertaining to responsible tax conduct and transparency, tax policy recommendations, etc).
• Helping to respond to media enquiries.
• Helping to monitor external policy and practice developments, and articulate a response.
• Contributing towards website content, written articles, blogs and explainers.
• Communicating professionally and confidently with clients face-to-face, over email and/or video calls.

The ideal candidate’s personality and qualifications:

• We are looking for someone with a high standard of numeracy, a passion for research, and exceptional attention to detail. You will be expected to support multiple projects in parallel.

As a basic, we are looking for:

• Evidence of strong numeracy at further and higher education level.
• A passion for research and a proven attention to detail.
• A highly motivated person with the ability to self-manage and support multiple projects.
• Someone who can liaise confidently and articulately, in a personable manner, with clients in business.
• Someone who supports our mission, with evidence of their interest in social justice.
• In addition, candidates with knowledge of accounting, and /or with an active experience and familiarity with the deployment of AI would be highly desirable.

Benefits of working for the company

You will be allowed to progress as fast as you show aptitude and ambition for.
The job description above is the core of the role, and you’ll learn a lot about a fascinating topic through this. But we can build on that, for example if you’re interested in AI or other tech solutions, you can be part of our journey to explore these opportunities. If you want to front up and speak for the organisation, you can as soon as you’re ready, with exciting opportunities to travel around the UK and Europe. We will provide in-house and external training opportunities to help you get where you want to go.

Our organisation, while small, punches way above its weight and enjoys an increasingly prominent international profile. Major media organisations and politicians see us as a go-to team for commentary and analysis, and we have an excellent reputation in the business world. You will have a world of opportunity from here, whether you want to work in business, for an NGO, in politics or in journalism.

We offer 30 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, and 8% employer pension contributions. We take a flexible approach to working hours and other working arrangements.

We are based in a Grade 2 listed building, full of social enterprises and co-operative organisations. This is situated in the thriving creative Northern Quarter of Manchester and is easily accessible from major transport hubs.