[Hiring] Associate - Research @Bank of America

Role Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career, and contribute to our shared success.

• Assemble historical financial models using SEC filings, company conference calls, and press releases.
• Conduct financial, statistical, and industry analysis on companies and the industry to support the team's investment thesis.
• Research sector trends to support company/sector recommendations.
• Prepare reports/primers on economies, markets, and industries.
• Initiate and build relationships with clients to develop a network of contacts appropriate to the industry, country, or asset market covered.
• Collaborate cross product to broaden skill set and enhance analysis to support investment thesis.
• Develop weekly and other frequency reports and presentations for client distribution.
• Learn the fundamentals of the asset class or product that is covered by the team.
• Build relationships with management teams of covered companies and industry contacts to support corporate access efforts and team credibility within the asset class that is covered by the team.
• Remote work may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or related.
• 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related Finance occupation.

Requirements

• Must include 2 years of experience in each of the following:
• Building/establishing relationships with key business partners in the Consumer Staples industry.
• Maintaining and having regular interactions with a Consumer-focused institutional investor client base.
• Utilizing key soft skills including cold-calling, strong attention to detail, multi-tasking, organization skills, communication skills, and working well in a collaborative team environment.
• Working under time constraints to meet due diligence and research coverage deliverables.
• Conducting in-depth fundamental analysis using company financials, industry data, and macroeconomic data.
• Conducting research and using a basic understanding of economics, macroeconomic factors, international affairs and policy/politics to analyze market data and competitive dynamics.
• Up to 10% domestic and international travel, as needed.

Benefits

• This role is currently benefits eligible.
• We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.