Bank Of America Equity Research Analyst/ Associate – Packaging & Paper/Forest Products 

United States, New York, New York 

321596332

Job Description:

Known for its proprietary, 20-plus-year-running survey of independent boxmakers and global containerboard and beverage can supply/demand models (the only ones of their kind on the street) the team is also well-known for our 25-plus-year running Field Trip and Conferences and Sustainability Surveys on packaging.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex financial modeling & valuation work
• Write regular industry and company reports and company launch initiations from scratch
• Analyze data in market research databases and conduct surveys in the paperboard/forest sector
• Demonstrate strong industry knowledge and business judgment
• Interview industry experts regarding our covered companies and industries
• Work with Senior Analysts to develop key industry themes
• Build relationships and facilitate information flow with contacts at covered companies
• Participate and contribute to client meetings and events
• Attend meetings and interact with key opinion leaders
• Closely follow and understand market, industry and company specific activity, and relay to analyst when traveling
• Seek out new, unusual sources of information to augment our research capabilities
• Respond to research inquiries from our institutional investor clients during market hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience; MBA and/or progress towards a CFA or other relevant professional certifications is a plus
• Minimum 1-5 years’ experience in accounting, corporate finance, research, banking or consulting
• Strong modeling and financial analysis skills (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement in Excel)
• Ability to comprehend and create charts, diagrams, tables and other data visualizations
• Strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of statistics and/or data analytics/data science techniques a plus
• General interest in the stock market and/or financial markets
• Must work well in a fast-paced, intense and collaborative team environment
• Must have excellent communication skills – written and verbal

Skills:

• Business Intelligence
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Financial Management
• Profitability Analysis
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Price Verification and Valuation
• Research
• Research Analysis
• Technical Documentation

1st shift (United States of America)