Equity Research, Associate / Senior Associate - UK Industrials

The Company:

Jefferies Group LLC, the largest independent, global, full-service investment banking firm headquartered in the U.S. focused on serving clients for 60 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company.

The Team:

Our sector-based research teams operate with a goal to be our clients’ first call for investment ideas, longer-term thematic pieces and industry expertise. This vacancy sits within our Industrials Team, which primarily covers French, British and German multinationals, and has a mandate to grow across Europe.

The Role:

We are keen to hire an Associate or Senior Associate to join the team in London. The role will involve working alongside the Senior Analyst and will entail a range of responsibilities – idea generation, client interaction, financial modelling, sourcing insights, preparing reports/presentations, and generally helping to increase the scope of our Industrials franchise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the lead analyst in the provision of fundamental research
• The team currently consists of several members and this role is seen as an experienced hire
• Ability to work independently and generate new ideas and angles
• Develop and maintain financial models and keep on top of data flow
• Contribute independently to written reports, presentations and thematic pieces
• Employ your strong initiative to source data, identify trends and monitor market developments, while continually improving your knowledge of the sector
• Assist the team in client marketing and corporate access, often collaborating with adjacent teams in Investment Banking and Corporate Broking

Qualifications:

• Experience in Equity Research or a transferable field, such as audit, accounting, etc. Experience in a finance-driven role at a company operating within the Industrials sector could also be suitable
• Open to experience in other sectors. How you think about something is more important than sector knowledge
• Degree qualified with a record of academic achievement
• Highly numerate and analytical, and proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Intellectually curious and conscientious, with a zeal for learning new things
• Excellent communication skills in English – both written and verbal. Fluency in another language would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite

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