Finance – Investment Operations – Research Analyst Full Time

The Global Research Group provides business intelligence services to Blackstone’s business units. This group supports the firm with qualitative and quantitative research and analysis on a broad range of topics, from industry research to analysis of macroeconomic trends and financial markets. The group supports the full range of Blackstone’s activities and works closely with the deal teams throughout the deal process in their ongoing industry coverage efforts.

The Research Analyst will work on qualitative and quantitative research including fact finding, financial analysis, competitive analysis, due diligence, macro-economic analysis, and data sourcing across multiple industries. Responsibilities include data retrieval and analysis, collating company information, creating industry overviews, identifying financial market trends, and benchmarking macroeconomic trends.

Qualifications:

• Highly motivated, intelligent, and pragmatic individual that has demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors
• 1+ years of experience in a research-based role at a professional services or financial services firm
• Strong quantitative, analytical and research skills, including innovative thinking and creative problem solving
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrable writing skills on complicated topics
• Work with a global team and communicate with multiple stakeholders to meet needs, often with short-term deadlines
• A desire to work across a varied set of research assignments, spanning industries, macroeconomic variables, firm financials, and other deal-related or commercial topics
• Experience in sourcing and evaluating financial market data, microeconomic financial data, financial instruments, and/or macroeconomic variables is preferable
• Willingness to engage with ad-hoc tasks and initiatives as needed
• Requires a BA or BSc degree, preferably in Economics or Finance
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Source: Blackstone Career Page

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