Research Analyst

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Equity Research Associate to join their Consumer team in New York. This role involves building a deep understanding of the Consumer Beverages, HPC, Tobacco, and Convenience Store sectors. You'll develop financial models, perform valuation analysis, and contribute to investment ideas through effective communication. The team values analytical skills and creativity, providing a dynamic environment for professional growth. If you are passionate about market research and eager to make impactful contributions, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Competitive Vacation Policies

Financial Wellness & Retirement Support

On-site Fitness Centers

Child Care & Family Care Services

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in sell-side research.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and models.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed financial models and perform valuation analysis.
• Write reports on companies and industry trends.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Modeling

Valuation Methodologies

Industry Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

FactSet

Reuters

Job description

Global Investment Research, Equity Research Associate, Beverages, HPC, Tobacco and Convenience Stores, location_on New York, New York, United States

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 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 game-changing insights. You’ll be part of a team that is intellectually curious, creative, analytical, and passionate about performing market research.

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Working closely with the Senior Analyst and other members of the Consumer team, the goal of the Associate is to:

• Build strong industry knowledge of the Consumer Beverages, HPC, Tobacco and Convenience Store sectors, including consumer behavior shifts and trends
• Develop, maintain, and update detailed financial models and perform valuation analysis
• Contribute to the generation and execution of investment ideas through verbal and written communication
• Write reports on companies under coverage and the industry, including quarterly earnings updates, company-specific deep-dives, and industry/macro trends
• Communicate with the equities sales force and traders, clients and company management teams
• Interpret a broad range of data (macro and micro) and perform analysis on market, economic and technology/automation trends

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic track record
• 3+ years of experience in sell-side research
• Excellent analytical skills
• Solid understanding of financial statements, financial models and valuation methodologies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Excel, and other market tools (FactSet, Reuters, etc.)
• Strong team orientation

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.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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.

SALARY RANGE

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $150,000-$225,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

BENEFITS

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.

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.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs: Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.