Associate Research Analyst, Consumer –

**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**
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of the Consumer companies and their markets;
- Maintain and update company models and statistics databases (plus create such models where required);
- Writing reports on individual companies and the market sectors;
- Responding to client requests for data and information;
- Assisting in the design and preparation of analyst marketing materials;
- Collaborating with domestic, regional and global colleagues on research projects;
- Developing relationships and interacting with colleagues in research, equity sales and trading, as well as institutional clients, investor relations, company management and other industry participants;
- Over time, become responsible for the specific analysis of individual companies and their equities within the Consumer sector;
- Produce regular reports summarising findings and predictions, as well as responsibility for the sector news flow and contributing to overall sector views/pieces;
- Develop financial models and interpret data and analysis on market, economic and political events.

**Preferred Background and qualifications/skills**
- Excellent academic record with a degree in Finance, Accounting or related field;
- 3+ years of relevant work experience - preferably in a banking, sell-side equity research, buy-side or Consumer elated field;
- Excellent financial modelling skills and a solid grounding in financial/accounting fundamentals;
- Ability to interpret and analyse 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 willingness to take responsibility for the outcomes are essential for the role;
- Highly motivated, proactive, curious and a high level of enthusiasm for equity research;
- Demonstrated ability to think logically and creatively, generate ideas and exercise good judgment.

**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.

**Job Band**:
H6

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

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