Asset & Wealth Management, Fundamental Equity - US Small / SMID Cap - Consumer Sector, Vice President

Goldman Sachs • New York, NY

6h

About The Position

Asset & Wealth Management Overview
A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients.

Role Overview
Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity business within Asset Management is looking for a Consumer Analyst to join its Small/SMID Team in Fundamental Equity. The analyst will assume responsibilities for the Consumer Sector, across broad areas like retailers, housing, media companies, restaurants, lodging companies among other areas. The Small/SMID team employs a bottoms up, quality focused style looking for companies with good businesses, led by strong management teams, that are trading at reasonable valuations. The process is heavily dependent on intellectual curiosity, a can do attitude and a longer term perspective.

Requirements

• 5-15 years of related experience at a financial services firm, preferably within investment research
• Strong modeling, analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong writing and communication skills, ability translate these into organized approaches of persuasion.
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Ability to prioritize and respond quickly to evolving workflow
• Comfort with the unique nature of Small Cap Investing.
• Ability to multi-task and work well with teams
• Comfortable taking initiative and demonstrating resourcefulness
• Familiarity with vertically specific tools like Bloomberg or FactSet; Understanding of alternative data source usage in the investment process

Nice To Haves

• Progress toward an MBA or CFA is attractive

Responsibilities

• The analyst will be responsible for executing the investment research process for the consumer sector. This includes new idea generation, maintenance research for existing holdings; lateral implications of broad and narrow consumer and macro/micro economic trends
• Responsibilities include building and maintaining financial models, conducting valuation analysis (comps, DCF, IRR, Merger models, private market value), writing investment briefs and presentations, conducting company/industry due diligence, meeting with management teams and industry participants in office and at industry conferences.
• The analyst will have to look towards traditional and alternative forms of data collection, consumer behavior and predictive approaches for investment outcomes.
• The analyst will partner with portfolio managers to understand style differentiation, preferences and direction of portfolio travel.
• The analyst will also train, mentor and coach younger team members across all economic sectors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level