Analyst/ Associate - Equity Research, Business & Information Services

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · New York, NY

This role is for an Equity Research Analyst covering the Business & Information Services sector at Bank of America. The analyst will generate investment ideas, write reports, perform financial modeling and valuation, interact with clients, and follow market/industry activity. Experience in sell-side or buy-side research is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with Senior Analyst to develop differentiated investment ideas and actionable research for institutional investor clients
  2. Write regular industry and company reports and company launch initiations from scratch
  3. Perform complex financial modeling & valuation work
  4. Develop databases integral to our research product
  5. Interact regularly with sales, trading and external clients

Skills

Required

  • Sell-side or buy-side experience
  • Financial modeling
  • Financial analysis
  • Excel
  • Writing skills
  • Verbal communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Multi-tasking
  • Work ethic
  • Collaborative team environment

Nice to have

  • CFA or other relevant professional certifications
  • Experience covering business and information services, financials or software
  • Economics
  • Macroeconomic factors
  • International affairs
  • Policy/politics
  • Credit skills

What the JD emphasized

  • minimum of 3 years of sell-side or buy-side experience covering the sector or related industries including financial services or software
  • Strong writing, modeling and financial analysis skills (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement in Excel)
  • Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and a strong work ethic