Bank Of America Equity Research Analyst/ Associate - Power & Utilities 

United States, New York, New York 

390118655

The ideal candidate will have between 3+ years of experience in equity research, buy-side investing or investment banking, focusing on the Power & Utilities sector. This role supports the team in all aspects from idea generation to participating in company meetings, financial modeling, providing market overviews and crafting of investment theses for stock picks.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex financial modeling & valuation work
• Write regular industry and company reports and company launch initiations from scratch
• Develop databases integral to our research product
• Demonstrate strong industry knowledge and business judgment
• 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
• Generate data-driven investment ideas
• Leverage our robust network of industry contacts
• Interact regularly with clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
• Hedge fund experience or sell-side experience in servicing hedge fund clients is a plus
• Strong writing and modeling skills. Must be an expert at MS Word and MS Excel
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and intense environment
• Must have excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Must enjoy following the stock market and doing desktop and field research
• Along with Finance and Accounting, should have basic understanding of economics, macroeconomic factors, international affairs, and policy/politics
• Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task
• Must work well in a collaborative team environment