Equity Research Analyst, Homebuilders & Building Materials in London

The Research Analyst is a strategic professional who closely follows the latest trends in their field and adapts them for application within their job and the business. Recognized subject matter expert within one area, strong commercial awareness is a necessity. They are an acknowledged authority both within and outside their area of expertise. Excellent communication skills are required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level, with some external communication typically required. The role involves providing advanced judgment and conducting in-depth quantitative or qualitative analysis to solve problems and develop new, innovative solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coverage of a number of high profile stocks.
• The role will include contact with Citi’s sales and trading platform, global institutional clients, senior company executives, and senior investment bankers with the common goal of developing all aspects of Citi’s franchise.
• Build out lead coverage and obtain market leading client recognition in a number of stocks.
• The person will be expected to market ideas and products to Citi’s Domestic and International institutional clients, and serve as a team player to internal partners like Sales and Trading.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Significant recent success in external surveys across the sector.
• Recent personal involvement in successful corporate activity.
• Demonstrated ability to think independently.
• Evidence of thought-leading, collaborative global research product.
• A significant number of client references as a top three sector analyst.
• Secure and maintain applicable licenses.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime. The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016. Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role. Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety: honesty, integrity and reputation; financial soundness; competence and capability. In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above. This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

Job Family Group: Research

Job Family: Research Analysis

Time Type: Full time

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