Research Associate II - Business & Information Services and Environmental Services

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree
• •3+ years of relevant industry experience and/or proven experience at the Associate I level
• •Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
• •Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• •Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• •Time Management - Managing one's own time and priorities to ensure the meeting of deadlines
• •Oral and Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in spoken or written form so that others will understand.
• •Economics, Accounting, Finance, and Securities Analysis - Knowledge of economic, accounting, and financial principles and practices, the financial markets, the industry, the analysis and reporting of financial data, and associated terminology.
• •Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• •Must be able to clearly state and defend the Analyst's investment thesis and outlook for each of the stocks under coverage.
• •Must be able to handle basic questions from Sales and Clients
• •Must be able to integrate these sources in the research product
• •Some travel by car and/or air in conjunction with local, regional and/or national travel, up to 20%

Desired Qualifications

• •Must be able to build and maintain Excel-based financial models, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and discounted cash flow analysis.
• •Must be able to formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
• •Must be able to analyze information obtained from management in order to conceptualize and define operational problems.
• •Must be able to perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy; reformulate models as necessary.
• •Must be able to build and update comp sheets.
• •Must be able to manage the databases and electronic data services (i.e. Bloomberg, FactSet, etc.)
• •Must be able to develop written product with modest direction from the senior level Research Analyst.
• •Must be able to evaluate basic valuation methodologies to stocks under coverage and the broader sector.
• •Must be able to meet the special projects demands of the senior level Research Analysts.
• •Must be able to use all resources to determine and locate relevant data.
• •Must be able to continue to build industry knowledge.
• •Must be able to continue to develop external sources (management teams, suppliers, and customers).
• •Must be able to respond to basic questions from institutional sales and clients regarding covered companies, and industry questions and data requests.