Associate/Senior Associate- Equity Research - Sell Side - Bangalore

Acuity Analytics; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Analytics in Bengaluru invites an Analyst to build financial models, carry out valuations, and prepare earnings reviews and previews. You will write analytical reports, summarize earnings calls, and handle ad-hoc client requests with clear, data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate has strong modelling and reporting skills, experience with relative and DCF valuations, and proficiency in MS Office. CA/CFA/MBA Finance or equivalent qualifications are preferred; good client communication

Qualifications

• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Experience in preparing earnings reports and summaries.

Responsibilities

• Building and updating financial models and carrying out valuations
• Preparing earnings reviews and previews
• Experience in writing analytical reports and earnings conference call summaries
• Experience in initiation of coverage support including building models, valuation, and writing reports
• Collecting, analyzing and summarizing news.
• Handling routine periodical updates, preparing charts, tables, and maintaining databases
• Handling ad-hoc client requests.
• Updating/creating marketing presentations

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation techniques

Analytical reporting

MS Excel

Communication skills

Client relationship management

Education

CA/CFA/MBA Finance

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include:

• Building and updating financial models and carrying out valuations
• Preparing earnings reviews and previews
• Experience in writing analytical reports and earnings conference call summaries
• Experience is preferred but not mandatory in initiation of coverage support including building models, valuation, and writing reports
• Collecting, analyzing and summarizing news.
• Handling routine periodical updates, preparing charts, tables, and maintaining databases
• Handling ad-hoc client requests.
• Updating/creating marketing presentations

Preferred candidate profile

The analyst should have:

• Research abilities:

Excellent financial modelling and research report-writing skills

Providing own valuation views after carrying out both relative and DCF-based valuations

• Numerical abilities:

– Building complex, error-free models with well-defined revenue/cost driver assumptions

– Carrying out basic earnings sensitivity analysis

• Proficient in MS Office Suite of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Good client relationship management skills and communication skills.
• CA/CFA/MBA Finance from a reputed university or similar qualification