Senior Associate – Oil & Gas recruitment
Citi Investment Research is a top equity research team in Asia. We publish thousands of research reports annually on subjects ranging from promising new biotechnology discoveries to the dynamics of paper pricing in the global marketplace. Citi’s equities business is one of the largest and most established, both regionally and globally. Our clients include the world’s leading institutional investors and high net worth individuals and we provide these clients with value-added, independent, insightful and actionable investment advice.
We are looking to fill Senior Associate based in Hong Kong.
You will need to have previous work experience, be able to verbally communicate with clients and have the acumen to write reports.
Key Responsibilities
- To support the analyst with coverage of the existing companies in Oil Gas sector.
- Thematic work alongside supporting daily coverage, including preparing and helping write thematic sector notes.
- Help to prepare research presentations and research notes for internal and external consumption as well as model building and maintaining a number of industry databases.
- Updating and building detailed excel models.
- Maintenance and development of databases covering financial metrics, earnings and operating metrics in these areas.
- Performing regular tasks promptly and without supervision and providing regular reports to the analyst including analysis of regularly released industry statistics, sector news.
- Publishing thematic research reports with extensive analysis of key emerging issues.
- Helping prepare in-depth company reports on existing coverage.
- Performing ad hoc client requests, often to deadlines.
- Support the sector head in developing new products
- Preparation of maintenance research products such as preview notes and results notes.
- Initiation of coverage on new stocks.
Requirements:
- MBA, CPA (preferably from Big Four Accounting Firms,) and/ or CFA certification is preferred;
- At least 3 years of relevant work-experience in accounting/financial services is preferred;
- A pragmatic "self starter" who is prepared to learn about the sector;
- Work both independently and a team player.
- Solid data management and analysis skills and a high degree of comfort with Excel; should be comfortable in maintaining and updating existing models and large complex databases.
- Chinese reading and Mandarin speaking ability is required.
- Ability to collect and analyze sector data based on secondary information; should be familiar with specific sources of industry data.
- Strong valuation modeling skills (DCF and Relative Valuation); good understanding of key financial metrics relevant to the industry; Strong financial statement analysis skills.
- Strong report writing skills (good at structuring the report and articulating the key findings); Ability to synthesize ideas in clear, logical, and precise written English and Mandarin.
- Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and in a team environment.
- The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and will possess strong organizational skills.
This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Please forward your resume and contact phone number to the Recruitment Manager at email: panasia.cira.recruit@citi.com.
Applicants who are not contacted within one month should consider their applications filed for future reference.