IB RST_Qual/ Quant

Job Title - Senior Associate (Qual+Quant)

Experience Level - 3 to 5 Years

Department – Investment Banking

Location – Gurugram / Pune

Job Summary
Acuity is currently looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who have strong leadership, organizational and teamwork skills for its Investment Banking team based in Gurgaon.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the origination, generation & evaluation of ideas / opportunities, and execution of transactions and working across broad scope of assignments across multiple geographies and sectors
• Conduct deep dive research and analysis on various industries including TMT, Industrials & Consumer, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Metal & Mining, Retail, Oil & Gas, FIG, among others
• Working on company profiles (ranging from strips / thumbnails to one-page summaries to detailed ones), potential targets / buyers / M&A screening, Pitch book update and other adhoc research
• Take ownership of sophisticated financial models, company valuation, trading/ transaction comparable, ratio analysis, financial performance analysis, etc.
• Structure and/or supervise presentations and projects / transactions related documents
• Benchmark companies on various financial and operating parameters to analyze the competitive positioning
• Exhaustive secondary research (through databases, general secondary sources, journals, annual reports, company websites, government and ministry websites)
• Communicate with current & potential clients regarding projects structuring, timelines and clarifying queries
• Industry screening on pre-defined criteria to create a shortlist
• Financial analysis with extensive use of databases, filings and other company documents
• Manage project timelines and quality of deliverables in a manner to ensure "high client satisfaction"
• Presenting findings of analysis to clients, team members and senior management
• Conducting detailed quality checks of all outgoing materials
• Ability to work individually and in the team

Key Competencies

• MBA (Finance) / CA / CFA
• Experience of 3-5 years in Investment banking division of a bank, boutique firm, KPO, consultancy and advisory firm
• Should have good knowledge, understanding and working experience of industry research, company profiles, case studies, potential targets / buyers / M&A screening, company valuations and financial performance analysis
• Strong finance fundamentals and knowledge of financial terminology
• Excellent working knowledge of databases such as Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, FactSet, Pitchbook, CB Insights, etc.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• MS Office skills - should be proficient in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word
• Exposure to handle client relationships
• Ability to work independently and effectively under tight deadlines