Sell-side Equity Research Analyst

The offshore analyst will support a bulge-bracket international investment bank's equity research team with specific sector focus:

• Gathering and analyzing financial data on covered companies under specific sector from a variety of sources, including company reports, the internet, online databases and proprietary databases e.g. WIND, Bloomberg, etc.

• Updating and maintaining industry/sector databases using proprietary databases and the internet research (industry association websites, govt. websites, third-party industry data providers, etc.) Working on daily/ weekly/ monthly news highlights and reports (updating key charts/graphs, preparing news summary and insights)

• Performing research on companies with significant price movement, try to get key news/events leading to this movement, call company IR, if required, etc.

• Following the earning calendar of the companies, listening, and summarizing earnings conference calls, and updating the financial models and reports accordingly

• Building, maintaining, and analyzing financial models of companies in the given industry/sector but for different markets e.g. A-share, H-share, Australia stocks etc. Additionally, doing earnings adjustments, etc. and helping client team with publishing models.

• Writing factual sections and update content (text, tables, and charts) for company and industry reports

• Helping client team on some basic admin tasks related to updating client contact details and NDR requests

• Bachelors/Masters with a major of accounting, finance or related

• Good understanding of finance and accounting (financial statements, its inter-linkages, ratios, etc.)

• Good financial modeling and valuation skills; Update models with historical financials and run scenario analysis; basic understanding of cap rates, WACC

• High attention to details

• Good written and spoken English and Chinese communication skills; should be able to express thoughts in a logical and clear manner

• Relevant equity research internship or working experience; Basic property terminology, lease expiry profiles, occupancy leasing spreads; understand drivers of commercial and residential property valuations, rent growth; Passion for Real Estate and REIT in Australia or Globally; Basic A-REITs market knowledge and understand Australian specific property drivers will be a plus

• Needs to have positive mindset, able to take complete ownership and responsibility for allocated work, willing to accept challenges, self-motivator and should have strong passion for equity research, and learning and growth