Associate Vice President

About Axience

• Axience is a professional business services firm, established with a credo of delivering "Integrated Bespoke Solutions" for our clients
• We provide high quality bespoke and boutique-style financial and business research services and have established ourselves as a well-regarded research firm with a strong clientele, board and management team
• Our main offices are located in Mumbai (India) with small capabilities in Dubai (UAE) and Cluj Napoca (Romania) with extended sales and execution capabilities

Financial Research

• Under our Financial Research vertical, we support reputable clients in the financial services industry including variety of buy-side and sell-side clients
• The scope of projects ranges from investment research (buy and sell-side equity / credit data, research and analysis) to corporate finance (pitch books, information memos, financial models and other deal / transactions related support work), investment opportunity analysis (market / competition landscape research, deal / transaction summaries, investment committee notes, etc) and various forms of investment analytics and reporting / dashboards / benchmarking
• Our business is a mix of ongoing dedicated analyst relationships and ad-hoc value-added projects. This mix allows our staff to have arguably better learning and growth opportunities than our peers

Associate Vice President / Vice President - Financial Research

Associate Vice President / Vice President at Axience is hired typically from peer groups or related backgrounds, with one of the key attributes being experience and expertise in areas such as equity / credit analysis – public or private, financial modelling, valuations and investment report writing. Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

Work on projects such as:

o  Supporting private equity clients in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities; similarly, working with investment banking / corporate advisory clients in pitching investment ideas

o  Supporting sell / buy side equity research clients in initiating coverage, annual / quarterly maintenance of models and reports, sector studies and various thematic reports

o  Work hands-on on complex projects requiring high levels of financial research expertise, as well as guide and supervise analysts

• Manage projects end-to-end from scoping and execution to keeping internal stakeholders updated and communicating directly with the client
• Assist in proposal preparation, work allocation among analyst team, work review and finalization of deliverables
• Train, mentor and monitor junior analysts

Required skillsets

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills (English)
• Quantitative analytical skills
• Ability to balance hands-on and hands-off approach
• Should be proactive in prioritizing and organizing tasks to meet deadlines while working on multiple projects
• Superior analytical, interpersonal skills and ability to dig deeper into problems and suggest solutions
• Ability to work on unstructured situations and projects

Required Background

• 5+ years of relevant experience for AVP and 8+ years for VP
• Prior experience of working in KPOs / captive offshore units of international investment banks / brokerage houses will be given preference
• Experience in one or more of the following
• Sell / buy side equity or credit research with highly developed financial modelling and report writing skills
• M&A analysis (for private equity, corporate finance advisory / investment banking clients) – company and industry analysis, pitch book / IM / IC memos, financial modelling, valuations
• MBA from top tier colleges with a strong academic record (top 10% in class); CFA highly preferred

Contact

If you have the qualification, experience, and passion for the role mentioned above, please send your CV and Cover Letter to

Other Requirements

• Only Mumbai based candidates or those that are willing to relocate will be considered
• Willing to Work form Office 5 days a week
• Strong Academic grades and International travel experience is preferred