Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Equity Research Associate - Business Services

Posted on: 28 Mar 2022

New York, New York

Job Description

Jefferies Group LLC, the largest independent, global, full-service investment banking and capital markets 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 and 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. 

Position Summary:

Jefferies is seeking an equity research associate to support a top II ranked Business Services team which covers a myriad of sub sectors including environmental services, information services, industrial services and consumer services.

Responsibilities will include:

Responsible for building and maintaining financial models and industry databases insuring correct and up-to-date information for research reports that are distributed to internal/external clients.

Work closely with Senior Analysts to write earnings reports, company reports, monthly/weekly publications and coverage initiation reports.

Review business and trade publications, annual reports, financial filings and other sources in order to gather, synthesize and interpret data on companies related to the coverage universe.

Develop marketing materials for clients, meet with management teams of companies and attend industry conferences where appropriate.

Over time, the associate will also be responsible for communicating recommendations to sales, trading and clients.

 Qualifications

Qualifications:

Candidate must have experience in Equity Research and/or Investment Banking (2+ years’ experience preferred)

Candidate must be a self-starter, very detail-oriented, resourceful, hard-working, and comfortable initiating contact and interacting with research sources

Candidate must possess a strong financial acumen, including competencies in accounting/financial modeling, securities valuation, and an aptitude toward financial markets

Candidate must have strong writing skills and the ability to work independently

Candidate must have strong listening, verbal, written communication, and organizational skills

Candidate with Series 7, 63, 86, & 87 licenses preferred

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

New York, New York

Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a financial services company, engages in investment banking and capital markets, asset management, and direct investing businesses in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. the company also offers equities research, sales, and trading services; equity finance services comprising financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; and wealth management services to high net worth individuals, their families and businesses, private equity and venture funds, and small institutions.

In addition, it provides fixed income sales and trading services for investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, leveraged loans, consumer loans, securities, markets debt, interest rate, and credit derivative products, as well as foreign exchange trade execution and securitization capabilities, as well as manages, invests in, and provides services to a group of alternative asset management platforms in investment strategies and asset classes.

The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.