Stifel Financial Corp. · 17 hours ago
Research Associate II - Business & Information Services and Environmental Services
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$110K/yr - $150K/yr
3+ years expStifel Financial Corp. is a leading provider of equity research, seeking a Research Associate II to support senior Research Analysts. The role involves data gathering, financial modeling, and analysis within assigned sectors, contributing to investment theses and client interactions.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
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.)
Must be able to clearly state and defend the Analyst's investment thesis and outlook for each of the stocks under coverage
Respond to basic questions from institutional sales and clients regarding covered companies, and industry questions and data requests
Develop written product with modest direction from the senior level Research Analyst
Able to evaluate basic valuation methodologies to stocks under coverage and the broader sector
Meets the special projects demands of the senior level Research Analysts
Uses all resources to determine and locate relevant data
Continues to build industry knowledge
Continues to develop external sources (management teams, suppliers, and customers). Must be able to integrate these sources in the research product. Will be assigned a small client contact list and will be responsible for meeting the needs of those clients
Some travel by car and/or air in conjunction with local, regional and/or national travel, up to 20%
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
3+ years of relevant industry experience and/or proven experience at the Associate I level
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
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.)
Must be able to clearly state and defend the Analyst's investment thesis and outlook for each of the stocks under coverage
Respond to basic questions from institutional sales and clients regarding covered companies, and industry questions and data requests
Develop written product with modest direction from the senior level Research Analyst
Able to evaluate basic valuation methodologies to stocks under coverage and the broader sector
Meets the special projects demands of the senior level Research Analysts
Uses all resources to determine and locate relevant data
Continues to build industry knowledge
Continues to develop external sources (management teams, suppliers, and customers). Must be able to integrate these sources in the research product
Must be able to integrate these sources in the research product. Will be assigned a small client contact list and will be responsible for meeting the needs of those clients
Some travel by car and/or air in conjunction with local, regional and/or national travel, up to 20%
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
Eagerness to learn and a positive attitude
Ability to work well within a group
Benefits
Discretionary bonuses
Health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings
Stifel Total Health Connect
Flexible spending accounts
Tuition & certification assistance programs
Paid time off
Company
Stifel Financial Corp.
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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unknown1993-01-08IPO
Leadership Team
Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman and CEO
Anne Perlman
Managing Director, Investment Banking - Stifel
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