Research Associate I - Consumer Staples

Summary

Under immediate supervision, the Research Associate I for Consumer Staples is primarily responsible for providing information and data gathering, analysis, modeling, and organizational support to the senior level Research Analysts.

Should be adept at or able to quickly learn and apply the core research foundation skills including accounting, finance, valuation, modeling, and proficient verbal and written communication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Excel-based financial models, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and discounted cash flow analysis.
• Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
• Analyze information obtained from management in order to conceptualize and define operational problems.
• Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy; reformulate models as necessary.
• Building and updating comp sheets.
• Managing the databases and electronic data services (i.e. Bloomberg, FactSet, etc.)
• Meet the special projects demands of the senior level Research Analysts.
• Use all resources to determine and locate relevant data.
• Build industry knowledge and contacts.

Qualifications

• Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
• Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management Managing one's own time and priorities to ensure the meeting of deadlines
• Oral and Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in spoken or written form so that others will understand.
• Economics, Accounting, Finance, and Securities Analysis - Knowledge of economic, accounting, and financial principles and practices, the financial markets, the industry, the analysis and reporting of financial data, and associated terminology.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required
• 0 to 2 years of Financial Services or relevant industry experience required

ABOUT STIFEL

Established in 1890, Stifel is one of the nation's leading full-service wealth management and investment banking firms. Stifel serves clients from more than 400 offices across the United States and ranks as the nation's seventh largest full-service investment firm in terms of number of financial advisors.

We are also a leading provider of investment banking services to the middle market, a top-ten municipal bond underwriter, and home to one of the industry's largest research franchises.

In addition our Stifel Bank subsidiary provides a comprehensive range of banking services.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

The health and safety of our employees and candidates is very important to us. We continue to monitor the current public health situation and have adjusted our hiring procedures to include virtual recruiting tools that allow us to continue meeting new candidates.

We look forward to virtually meeting you.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.