Equity Research Associate – Packaging & Paper/Forest Products

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