Job Description:
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Equity Research - Analyst/ Associate – REITs
Analyst/ Associate spot on top-ranked Bank of America equity research US REIT team. Initial focus on office and net lease REITs. The candidate will work alongside the Senior Analyst and other Junior Analysts on the team.
Key aspects of role include, but are not limited to:
- Gain deep understanding of property sectors and REITs under coverage
- Perform financial modeling & valuation work
- Write regular industry and company reports including initiations
- Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills and an interest in the market and stock picking
- 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 and industry contacts
- Participate and contribute to client meetings and events including property tours with investors, companies and industry contacts
- 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, institutional salesforce and REIT traders
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
- 0-3 years working experience
- Interest in US commercial real estate
- Along with Finance and Accounting (Modeling skills), should have basic understanding of economics, macroeconomic factors and policy/politics
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and intense environment while maintaining a positive attitude
- Must work well in a collaborative team environment
- Interest in researching and writing in-depth industry / company reports
- Major(s), Minor(s) and areas of academic excellence in Accounting, Economics and/or Finance (or a related major) preferred but not required
- Solid writing and spreadsheet skills
- Must enjoy working in industry databases and websites, and doing desktop and field research
- Must have excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Must have strong attention to detail and organizational skills, and ability to multi-task
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:
40