Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Equity 

United States, Texas, Houston 

314225874

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 Retail and Packaged Food sectors, including consumer behavior shifts and food 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
• 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.)
• Attention to detail
• Strong team orientation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of experience in investment research, financial modeling and analysis
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
• Comfortable taking initiative and being resourceful/entrepreneurial
• Ability to multi-task and work with numerous teams