Equity research Assistant Manager-FS at WNSGlobalServices144

Roles and responsibilitiesCandidate will be working as an equity research analyst (for sell-side or buy-side equity clients) and is expected to manage his/her work independently with end-to-end ownership of client projects. Work types will include—Preparing/updating financial models for coverage companies and conducting valuation (using DCF, Relative Valuation, SoTP, etc.) Contributing to various reports for coverage sector–earnings notes, investment teasers, initiating coverage notes, sector notes, thematic notesIssuing timely updates on company events/sector events/trend-changing events and gauging the impact on valuation/recommendation of stocksMaintaining sector-specific databases and periodicalsPreparing custom financial dashboards and screeners based on appropriate financial and operating metrics Supporting the client on ad-hoc research tasks relating to companies, sectors or themes Manage client communication independently including one-to-one client communication, contributing to morning meetings and dealing with the sales team of clientsShould be able to contribute to certain product/process development exercises for the clientContribute/work on important pilot projects Create IPs/white papers/blogs/articles/teasers which can be used for marketing purposesIdeal Candidate 5-8 years of experience in financial and/or investment research in a KPO or advisory firmSolid experience in financial modelling, forecasting, valuations, writing investment researchStrong grasp of financial concepts and their applications across equity research Suitable understanding of capital markets and macroeconomic trends Experience in end-to-end execution of projects and communication with clientsKnowledge of various databases such as Bloomberg, Thomson Eikon, DataStream, Capital IQ Excellent secondary research skills