Financial Analyst
Alpha IR Group is a strategic investor relations consulting firm that assists publicly traded companies in navigating the financial markets. They are seeking an entry-level Financial Analyst to monitor market trends, conduct research, and create client materials to support their investor relations efforts.
Responsibilities
- Monitor daily news and stock movements of our clients, their industry, and peers
- Perform periodic market research around key issues and topics that are impacting our publicly traded clients
- Draft and edit client materials including investor-facing news releases, financial presentations, memos, and factsheets
- Create and drive quarterly deliverables and analyses for our clients using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Perform regular analysis of client’s shareholder base and shareholder targeting strategies
- Monitor sell-side research and develop targeting strategies for additional sell-side coverage
- Help with administrative tasks including coordination of press release distribution, earnings calls, and website updates
- Assist in responding to ad hoc client and investor inquiries
- Spend 10-20% of your time on the phone communicating to portfolio managers and analysts on Wall Street as 'the eyes and ears on the Street' for our clients
- Compose client materials including memos and executive summaries for companies facing strategic decisions
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Solid foundation of corporate finance and accounting
- Outstanding critical thinking, oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Desire to provide top-notch client service
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- MBA or equivalent preferred
- Experience using Capital IQ, Ipreo, and/or FactSet is considered a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance plan with dental options.
- STD, LTD, ADD and Life insurance.
- Paid time off (PTO) including vacation and sick days.
- Employer safe harbor 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee transit benefits program (IL only).
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