Analyst, Natural Resources Equity Research, Global

**About Bank of America**

Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 35 countries. In the U.S. alone, we serve almost all of the Fortune 500 companies and approximately 67 million consumer and small-business clients. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

**Connecting Asia Pacific to the world**

Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies.

**The Team**

The Australian Equities Research Team focuses on producing high quality and insightful research on listed companies and industry sectors in the Australian region, as well as on global thematic trends impacting sectors under coverage. The team looks to build long-term relationships with, and provide research and analysis to, regional and global institutional investment firms, listed and unlisted companies and key industry players. We require an Associate to join the Consumer team.

**The Role**

**Responsibilities**
- Contribute to the publication of thought provoking, insightful and valuable research reports on issues or topics impacting the Australian Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas companies and sectors.
- Meet with company management and investor relations.
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of the Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas companies and commodities markets.
- Build financial models to value Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas projects and companies.
- Assist with client requests for data and information.
- Assist in the design and preparation of analyst marketing materials
- Collaborate with domestic, regional and global colleagues on research projects
- Develop relationships and interacting with colleagues in research, equity sales and trading, as well as institutional clients, investor relations, company management and other industry participants.
- Be responsible for the specific analysis of individual companies and their equities within metals and mining and oil and gas sector
- Produce regular reports summarizing findings and predictions, as well as responsibility for the sector news flow and contributing to overall sector views/pieces

**Preferred Background and qualifications/skills**
- Excellent academic record with a degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Accounting or related field.
- Strong understanding of the global commodities, metals and mining and oil and gas sectors.
- At least 2-3 years of relevant work experience - preferably in a banking, sell-side equity research, buy-side or mining related field.
- Excellent financial modelling skills and a solid grounding in financial/accounting fundamentals.
- Ability to interpret and analyze company’s financial statements, announcements and industry news in order to write research report from the findings.
- Meticulous attention to detail, self-driven to deliver results and take responsibility for the outcomes are essential for the role.
- Highly motivated, proactive with high level of enthusiasm for equity research.
- Demonstrated ability to think logically and creatively, generate ideas and exercise good judgment.

**Job Band**:
H6

**Shift**:
**Hours Per Week**:
38

**Weekly Schedule**:
**Referral Bonus Amount**:
0