Manager | Policy Research & Insights | Delhi| Growth Office

Manager Enabling Area - Growth Office Policy Research & Insights

Location: Delhi

The team

Research & Insights team is responsible for conducting India-focused company and industry research analysing findings presenting them in both written and PowerPoint documents collaborating with multiple senior stakeholders within the firm.

Your work profile

• Work with multiple senior practitioners in the firm to conduct mainly desk research (with very little focus on primary research) focused on domestic small- and medium-size companies across industries/sectors and regions in India
• Deep analysis of the sector/industries and regional markets in India; Deep dive into sector dynamics & trends regulatory landscape
• Strong understanding and application of macro drivers (GDP inflation interest rates commodity cycles) on companies/sectors
• Competitive positioning of assets: strategic growth levers operations competitiveness and financial performance
• Track news flow corporate actions M&A activity
• Present and summarise data insights and preparing client-ready deck/reports on all deliverables
• Manage a team of junior researchers guiding and training them to get the required output
• Manage career responsibilities for direct reports
• Build and strengthen relationships with Business and Internal stakeholders
• Work closely with an existing industry-focused research team to leverage their inputs and bake those into your analysis
• Write client-ready sections on short case studies and points of view
• Ensure the quality of deliverables and meeting or exceeding client expectations
• Handle ad hoc tasks or projects including handling bespoke requests
• Effectively manage multiple tasks and stakeholders of all levels by prioritising urgency and importance
• Think through the bigger picture to find more ways to contribute to advancing the firms business with small- and medium-sized companies in India
• Effectively managing multiple tasks and stakeholders of all levels by prioritising urgency and importance.
• Thinking through the bigger picture to find more ways to contribute to advancing the firms business with small- and medium-sized companies in India.
• Continuously building and strengthening relationships with Business and Internal stakeholders.

Key skills required:

• 8 years of experience with a good research background specifically focused on companies in India across industries
• Good writing and communication skills are a must and must have worked on research reports and written short reports
• Proficient in MS Office applications with a knowledge of basic macros in Excel
• Demonstrated strong understanding of ratios and qualitative aspects to assess and compare companies performance
• Familiar with macroeconomic and financial concepts and major economic databases
• Strong understanding of paid databases and free sources to fetch the right data for companies in India
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player with a positive attitude and willingness to initiate
• Strong multi-tasking skills and a collaborative working style
• Very strong attention to detail and the ability and willingness to learn quickly about new subjects
• Past experience of writing reports or co-authored is a must

Financial Analysis & Modelling:

• Build and maintain detailed financial models (three financial statements DCF COCOS and COTRANS analysis precedent transactions)
• Analyse income statement balance sheet cash flow trends
• Forecast revenue margins capex working capital and free cash flow
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Valuation summary and Enterprise Value Mapping framework

Technical Skills:

• Industry depth (1-3 sectors: preferably from Consumer Industrials/manufacturing Energy)
• Strong financial statement analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling
• Valuation methodologies (DCF trading comps EV/EBITDA P/E)
• Accounting knowledge (Ind AS/IFRS/US GAAP)
• Leveraging a number of internal data sources and external paid and freely available secondary sources to put together a holistic analysis