Job Description

OP is currently seeking a Finance Associate for a leading social media company. This role will be part of a team that requires a deep understanding of financial metrics and the ability to put together a detailed understanding of peers' investment in this space by looking at public filings, analyst reports, and own financial analysis.

Job Responsibilities:

• Financial SoT (Source of Truth) for peers and the economy.
• Source financial data on selected companies, based on both direct (e.g. company earnings, regulatory filings) and indirect sources (e.g. analyst research, financial datasets).
• Source financial data on select segments and industries.
• Source financial data on the macroeconomy, both in the US and in select macro-regions.
• Build and maintain proprietary financial models for select industry peers, based on publicly available information, assumptions, and other available data.
• Creating and continuously updating a repository of Metrics to assess strategic implications.
• Build metrics and KPIs of financial performance for select companies, segments, industries, and geographic regions.
• Help size product opportunities, industry segments, and likely performance of products or services.
• Examine sales and other financial performance data to gain insights into product performance, user preferences, and market trends, to identify growth opportunities.
• Design, build, and circulate regular updates on the financial performance of select peers, with increasingly greater focus on anticipating financial performance and inferring strategic opportunities.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience as an Equity Research Analyst in investment banking or a financial analysis firm.

• Must have a solid background in equity research.

• Deep understanding of financial modeling, accounting, and data analytics.
• Familiarity with key datasets and vendors for financial analysis (e.g. CapIQ; AlphaSense; Bloomberg).
• High degree of analytical rigor and ability to work with complex, ambiguous, and unstructured data (i.e., triangulating between different data sources, spotting outliers/ inconsistencies, formulating hypotheses explaining the data, etc.).
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and basic SQL.
• Ability to structure and build summaries/ storylines when given guidance from more senior team members.
• Comfortable working in large, cross-functional organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant.
• Experience with market data and data on competitors.
• Completed MBA degree (or equivalent business background).

Benefits:

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About us:

OP is a technology consulting and solutions company, offering advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields - including AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and beyond. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OP team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & education. An ideal OP team member is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical excellence and a strong focus on process and methodology.

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