דרושים Associate - Equity Research Smid Biotech ב-Bank Of America ב-United States, New York

Job Description:

Job Description:
This job is responsible for leading business analysis for a Line of Business (LOB) by producing all financial reporting and disclosures in partnership with senior management, front office, and other business stakeholders. Key responsibilities include applying a knowledge and understanding of product(s), processes, and inherent risks of a product, business or function to analyze and substantiate Profit and Loss (P&L) attributes and balance sheets, establish infrastructure for new products, and approve ledger journal entries.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Group

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and analyzes balance sheets and Profit and Loss (P&L) reports and validates postings and balances for a product aligned to a Line of Business (LOB) using knowledge of financial products, market risk profiles, and risk mitigation techniques and strategies
• Supports the development of strategic and annual planning and implementation, performing profitability analysis, forecasting, and financial reporting for a product or general ledger account type
• Oversees a set of product(s) or general ledger account(s) and maintains financial responsibility, including accountability for accuracy of financial reporting for Profit and Loss (P&L) activities
• Partners closely with the front office, Operations, and Technology to define business finance processes and implement related technology solutions
• Supports delivering, designing, maintaining, and enhancing Value at Risk Back-Testing (VBT) data and Management Information System (MIS) processes that may impact multiple product control businesses
• Analyzes regulatory matters, such as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Recovery and Resolutions Plans (RRP), to assess risk modeling practices within the bank
• Oversight on the official daily P&L explain, P&L substantiation to market events, significant transaction review and its provision for VaR backtesting and other downstream

• Monthly Independent Price verification on both Derivatives and securities positions. Have a basic understanding and knowledge of financial models,
• Calculation of the Valuation adjustment – Validation of appropriate application and use of models for books & records.
• Maintaining/updating valuation adjustment & IPV Desk Level Procedures (DLP)
• Preparation monthly & quarterly revenue and balance sheet commentary to senior managers and regulators
• Regulatory capital disclosures, Price Testing, Sector analysis, Stress Test and Forecasting.
• Volcker/Capital related validation activities such as Volcker balance sheet review, validation of Volcker and Capital attributes for books to ensure compliance with enterprise guidelines
• Partner with Trading Desk, Trade Support, Operations, ECM and other partners on business support including new product review, accounting assessment, issue resolution
• Coordination of the monthly close process and quarterly financial reporting requirements
• Working on initiatives to simplify/automate manual processes

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years hands on experience in Product Control or Finance group
• BS/BA Degree required (Finance, Accounting preferred)
• Global Markets experience
• Global Rates market knowledge – familiarity with a broad range of asset classes
• Derivatives product and valuation knowledge – consisting of technical expertise of models used to reprice complex transactions
• Advanced experience skills with Excel and complex spreadsheets
• Control focused, analytical, team oriented, comfortable with complex products
• Excellent organizational, communication, and relationship management skill
• Proven analytical skills including data reconciliation and interpretation.
• Ability to identify and deliver process improvements.
• Good business partnering skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Fixed income or derivative experience
• Inquisitive, willing to challenge the status quo and strive to improve processes

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Reporting
• Business Analytics
• Data Quality Management
• Financial Processing
• Price Verification and Valuation
• Scenario Planning and Analysis
• Business Acumen
• Critical Thinking
• Influence
• Prioritization
• Problem Solving

Job Description:

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

This job is responsible for providing client service support to potentially multiple Financial Advisors (FAs). Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FA's business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients.

Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
• Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
• Assists with ensuring practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
• Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
• Supports day-to-day team activities and needs including covering roles in times of absence or seasonal need increases, while leading with a client first mindset

Required Qualifications:

• FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 & 66 (or combination of BOTH 63 & 65)

• Displays advanced industry knowledge and understanding of investment products

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous wealth management client associate experience strongly preferred

• Energetic individual that is self-motivated, coachable and flexible in thought

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment with changing and evolving responsibilities

• Detail oriented

• Invested in personal development

• Consistently pursues client experience excellence

• Works quickly to fulfill client needs, delivering complex solutions

• Frequent communication and an abundance of discretion with sensitive information

• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience with Salesforce a plus

• Professional verbal and written communication​​

Skills:

• Account Management
• Client Management
• Customer and Client Focus
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Business Development
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Pipeline Management
• Prioritization
• Administrative Services
• Emotional Intelligence
• Referral Identification
• Written Communications

Job Description:

This job is responsible for providing client service support to potentially multiple Financial Advisors (FAs). Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FA's business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients.

Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
• Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
• Assists with ensuring practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
• Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
• Supports day-to-day team activities and needs including covering roles in times of absence or seasonal need increases, while leading with a client first mindset

Skills:

• Account Management
• Client Management
• Customer and Client Focus
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Business Development
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Pipeline Management
• Prioritization
• Administrative Services
• Emotional Intelligence
• Referral Identification
• Written Communications

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Job Description:

The Gaming & Lodging team covers over 30 publicly listed companies including Sports Betting Operators, Hotels, Casinos, and REITs and has been ranked Top 3 in the annual Institutional Investor (II) poll for the 15 years, including number 1 the last 4 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial modeling & valuation work
• Update, analyze and compile complicated datasets in databases using Excel
• Derive key insights from data trends and analysis
• Monitor, compile, and summarize/model key industry news and developments incl. via social media
• Seek out new, unusual sources of information to augment our research capabilities/insights
• Write and update company and industry data reports and trends
• Closely follow and understand stock market, industry and company specific activity, and relay to the analyst when he/she is traveling
• Develop industry knowledge and business judgment over time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
• For finance candidates, minimum 9-12+ months experience in accounting, corporate finance, research, banking or consulting for finance oriented candidates
• For engineering/math STEM candidates, strong communication skills and some working knowledge of financial modeling, statements and analysis
• Strong modeling and financial analysis skills (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement in Excel)
• Strong attention to detail, and understanding of MS Office for formatting charts, tables and exhibits
• Knowledge of statistics and/or data analytics/data science techniques; skills with both AI promoting, and python programming a plus
• General interest in the stock market and/or financial markets
• Must work well in a fast-paced, intense and collaborative team environment

Job Description:

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

This job is responsible for providing client service support to potentially multiple Financial Advisors (FAs). Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FA's business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients.

Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
• Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
• Assists with ensuring practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
• Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
• Supports day-to-day team activities and needs including covering roles in times of absence or seasonal need increases, while leading with a client first mindset

Required Qualifications:

• FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 & 66 (or combination of BOTH 63 & 65)

• Displays advanced industry knowledge and understanding of investment products

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous wealth management client associate experience strongly preferred

• Energetic individual that is self-motivated, coachable and flexible in thought

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment with changing and evolving responsibilities

• Detail oriented

• Invested in personal development

• Consistently pursues client experience excellence

• Works quickly to fulfill client needs, delivering complex solutions

• Frequent communication and an abundance of discretion with sensitive information

• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience with Salesforce a plus

• Professional verbal and written communication​​

Skills:

• Account Management
• Client Management
• Customer and Client Focus
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Business Development
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Pipeline Management
• Prioritization
• Administrative Services
• Emotional Intelligence
• Referral Identification
• Written Communications

Responsibilities:

• Closely follow and interpret a wide range of signals, trends, and indicators including but not limited to fundamental, macroeconomic, sentiment, positioning and technical frameworks to help determine views
• Keep abreast of academic and practitioner research in the area of quantitative investment techniques, AI and ML models
• Assist in creating exhibits and written materials on investable themes.
• Market the team’s views to sales, institutional investors and the Merrill Global Wealth & Investment Management and approved media channels
• Service clients’ bespoke quantitative research needs with varying degrees of complexity in a timely manner
• Constantly seek out new, value-added, and/or unusual sources of information
• Develop and maintain databases, indicators, and financial models integral to our research product
• Produce collaborative reports across asset classes and with fundamental analysts
• Help produce a weekly email compilation for clients, creatively packaging weekly content in an easily digestible note and curating macro research across BofA

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field or equivalent years of experience, graduate work desirable
• 1-5years of experience in Financial Services, Technology or fields relevant to the role
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience with AI/ML techniques, large datasets, statistical analysis
• Experience with Bloomberg, FactSet, other market data applications a plus
• Comfort with public speaking/presenting to large audiences in a variety of formats (in-person, video, etc.)
• Willing to take initiative, take the lead on projects/tasks, and meet deadlines under minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail‎, ability to work under pressure
• Team player; ability and desire to collaborate
• Excellent project management abilities
• Strong detail orientation/ a passion for accuracy
• Excellent analytical background & strong conceptual skills
• Strong business writing skills
• Passion for financial markets

Job Description:

He or she will work alongside the Senior Analyst and Associates in all aspects of the research process, from idea generation to modeling, including but not limited to the following:

• Write industry and company reports and company launch initiations
• Develop doctor/patient surveys and conduct doctor interviews to understand market dynamics, demand and future projection
• Build financial models to quantitatively analyze company valuations
• Demonstrate industry knowledge (such as regulatory, pricing) from early-stage study to market approval
• Build relationships and facilitate information flow with contacts at covered companies
• Seek out new, value-added and/or unusual sources of information
• Have ability to monitor news flow and highlight stock-impacting updates when the Senior Analyst is traveling
• Interact regularly with sales, trading and external clients and if performance on team is strong enough, take on coverage of individual names over time

This position has a requirement of being in the office 4 days per week.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience (Advanced degree in life science discipline is a plus)
• Ideal candidate would have 1-4 years of experience in biotech equity research, buy side experience or investment banking experience
• Strong writing and financial modeling skills is a must
• Must enjoy following the stock market and doing desktop and field research
• Academic background in a life science field and should understand economics, macroeconomic factors and policy
• Must have excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task
• Must work well in a collaborative team environment
• Must have strong desire to be a team player and view team’s success as a reflection of individual success