Analst/Associate: Equity Research - Aerospace and Defense Electronics

Analst/Associate: Equity Research - Aerospace and Defense Electronics

New York, New York

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This job is responsible for assisting with the recommendation process related to the buying, selling, or holding of financial securities and/or studying the role of government in the economy. Key responsibilities include performing financial and statistical analyses, conducting research, preparing reports, helping to originate, structuring and modeling transactions, and assessing market trends. Job expectations may include rotating through a specific product area or sector to gain exposure to the business.

Analyst/Associate: Equity Research - Aerospace and Defense Electronics

The Aerospace and Defense team currently covers 47-listed companies across subsectors and adjacencies within the aerospace and defense sector including the commercial aircraft OEMs, defense prime contractors, the supply chain, defense services, “new” space, future air mobility plus several others. In addition to coverage of publicly traded companies, the team regularly vets a number of private companies for potential IPOs.

The candidate for the position should be intellectually curious and have a deep desire to learn and have an interest in Aerospace and Defense and the inner workings of US national security. Given the team’s large and growing coverage and fast-paced nature of the aerospace and geopolitical/national security information cycle, the candidate should also have some experience with financial modeling and quantitative analysis, as well as strong verbal communication and writing skills. The ideal candidate possesses experience in aerospace/defense/industrial research. Further, the candidate should possess experience with company modeling and have a passion for following the stock market.

The candidate will work alongside their Senior Analyst and Junior Analyst peers in all aspects, from idea generation to company meetings, including but not limited to the following:

• 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

• Seek out new, value-added, and/or unusual sources of information

• Leverage our robust network of industry contacts

• Interact regularly with clients

Responsibilities:

• Conducts analysis of financial data, news, and other information to identify opportunities and risks related to companies, industries, or financial instruments

• Assists in structuring, pricing, and executing transactions to assist in developing financing solutions for existing and emerging companies

• Attends to day-to-day sales, trading, and hedging transaction needs, responding to client inquiries, logs, and records data

• Leads and/or supports the preparation of associated financial models and written reports, which can be complex and quantitative in nature

• Managing resources, coordinating assignments and prioritizing team work load

• Organizing workflow

• Keeping the machine running day to day

• Training and skills development

• Career coaching and mentoring

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience (business, hard sciences or engineering degree preferred)

• 1-4+ years of experience in investment banking and/or research (equity or credit, sell-side or buy-side)

• Prior experience in aerospace and defense or related experience preferred

• Major(s) and areas of academic excellence should include Accounting and Finance, specifically in financial modeling & valuation work or mathematics or engineering

• Strong writing and spreadsheet skills. Must be an expert at MS Word and MS Excel

• Must enjoy working in industry databases and websites, and doing desktop and field research

• Along with Finance and Accounting financial modeling skills, should have strong understanding of economics, macroeconomic factors, international affairs, and policy/politics

• Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and a strong work ethic

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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