Associate Manager- Equity Research

About the Company

Sutherland Research, Markets Insights, and Innovation (MII) Sutherland’s Research (Equity/Credit/IB/Business), Markets Insights, and Innovation (MII) divisions drive a high-impact transformation agenda to address our client’s most complex issues from strategy development, incubation of new products or services, blitz-scaling operations, and digital transformation. Sutherland Research & MII practice has made significant investments in creating solutions that change how actionable insights are delivered for strategic decision-making across organizations.

About the Role

Sutherland is seeking passionate and motivated professionals who possess a strong desire to excel in equity research. Successful candidates will join dedicated client teams (leading global buy/sell-side firms) providing financial modeling support, earnings support, valuable ideas, penetrating insights, sector-focused analysis, and initiating coverage reports with top-of-the-line investment recommendations. The coverage universe is across geographies (primarily US & Europe but could be global) and various cap sizes (large, mid & small cap).

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining comprehensive financial models, incorporating Profit and Loss (P&L) statements, balance sheets, and cash flow projections, utilizing various valuation methods such as Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Relative Valuation, Net Present Value (NPV), Net Asset Value (NAV), etc., across multiple industry sectors.
• Creating and preparing essential reports like initiating coverage reports, information memorandums, earnings reports, and thesis reports.
• Managing and updating clients' portfolios, ensuring timely adjustments and continuous monitoring to optimize investment performance.
• Collaborating closely with client analysts to establish project concepts and deliverables effectively.
• Conducting in-depth analyses of financial data to produce accurate forecasts related to businesses, industries, and economic conditions, aiding in making informed investment decisions.
• Presenting both written and oral reports on general economic trends, individual company performance, and overall industry insights.
• Offering well-founded opinions and defending analytical conclusions during interactions with company management teams, global fund managers, and the in-house Sales team.

Qualifications

• MBA-Finance from tier-I/ II institutes/ CA, CFA (US) preferred
• 3-7 years of experience in Equity Research
• Experience in investment analysis (either buy or sell-side)

Required Skills

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Strong communication, presentation, and language skills
• Strong report-writing skills
• Quality focused with attention to detail and client service
• Technologically competent (Word, Excel, Internet, Bloomberg, Reuters)
• Be able to adjust quickly and smoothly to changing priorities and conditions
• Be proactive in developing trust and professional rapport with employees and team members; work as a team-player