YOUR IMPACT

Are you passionate about research and generating investment ideas? We’re looking for a professional to join our Financial Institutions coverage team in Australia, to focus on the Insurance and Diversified Financials sectors and to develop valuable insights and investment ideas for our clients.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree (Actuarial, Finance and accounting majors preferable) with strong academic credentials. FIAA / CFA qualifications desirable.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience in Actuarial, accounting, finance or research.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, numerical, organizational, and creative skills
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work/conduct independently and with limited supervision
• Meticulous attention to detailPassionate about the Insurance sector and willingness to learn about its technical aspects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong numerical skills with ability to perform financial statement, business and valuation analysis
• Actuarial/Accounting/financial experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to think laterally and exercise good judgment
• Self-starter attitude with high level of enthusiasm for equity research
• Natural curiosity, critical thinking, logical thinking
• Strong communicator in writing and verbally

• Building strong industry knowledge across a broad range of Insurance/ Financial Institutions
• Building, maintaining and updating company and industry models
• Analyzing market share, macro trends and cross company and sub sector data analysis
• Interpreting data and performing analysis on market, economic and technology trends
• Assisting in compilation and writing thematic sector and company research reports and investment recommendations for our clients
• Responding to ad hoc requests from clients, sales and tradersDeveloping relationships with internal and external clients including company Investor Relations departments, and handling requests for information from clients and other Goldman Sachs divisions