Associate - Research

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Responsibilities

• Assemble historical financial models using macroeconomic fundamental data, government and central bank reports, as well as local press releases.

• Conduct financial, statistical, and macroeconomic analysis on LatAm local markets and specific assets to support team’s investment thesis.

• Research sector trends to support recommendations in LatAm local debt markets.

• Prepare reports and primers on economies and markets.

• Initiate and build relationships with clients to develop a network of contacts appropriate to the industry, country and asset market covered.

• Collaborate cross product to broaden skill set and enhance analysis to support investment thesis.

• Identify and assess macroeconomic trends in Latin America, including expectations of fiscal policy, monetary policy, inflation, and economic activity.

• Develop fundamental macro-financial models using statistical analysis in Python, R, or Matlab to provide an assessment of the future evolution of macroeconomic and financial variables.

• Communicate macroeconomic and financial developments, as well as their implications for asset prices to external and internal stakeholders.

• Create and manage complex datasets of financial and macroeconomic variables using information from Bloomberg, official government data, and Haver.

• Analyze and interpret the impact of market-moving news in Latin America.

• Understand the macroeconomic, financial, and political structure of countries in Latin America.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Finance, Financial Engineering, or related; and

• 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related finance occupation.

• Must include 2 years of experience in each of the following:

• Identifying and assessing macroeconomic trends in Latin America, including expectations of fiscal policy, monetary policy, inflation, and economic activity;

• Developing fundamental macro-financial models using statistical analysis in Python, R, or Matlab to provide an assessment of the future evolution of macroeconomic and financial variables;

• Communicating macroeconomic and financial developments, as well as their implications for asset prices to external and internal stakeholders;

• Creating and managing complex datasets of financial and macroeconomic variables using information from Bloomberg, official government data, and Haver;

• Analyzing and interpreting the impact of market-moving news in Latin America; and,

• Understanding the macroeconomic, financial, and political structure of countries in Latin America.

• 25% domestic and international travel required, as necessary.

If interested apply online at www.bankofamerica.com/careers or email your resume to bofajobs@bofa.com and reference the job title of the role and requisition number.

Employer: BofA Securities, Inc.

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