Acuity Analytics
Acuity Analytics (the trading name of Acuity Knowledge Partners) is a global, tech-first organisation helping financial institutions and corporates make better decisions through research, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. We combine deep financial services expertise with strong engineering, digital and AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems.
With a team of 7,200+ analysts, data specialists and technologists across 28 locations, we work with more than 800 organisations worldwide to drive efficiency, unlock insight and deliver measurable impact. Our success is built on the strength of our people—by investing in talent, encouraging collaboration and creating room to grow, we enable our teams to do their best work for clients.
Acuity became an independent business in 2019 following its acquisition from Moody's Corporation by Equistone Partners Europe. In 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake, with Equistone remaining a minority investor—supporting our continued growth and innovation.
For more information, visit www.acuityanalytics.com
Basic Information
Position Title – Senior Associate
Experience Level – 3-6 Years
Department – Private Markets
Location – Gurgaon
Position reports to – Assistant Director
Job Purpose
- Typical engagements would involve (but not be limited to) the following:
– Participating in research for leading PE firms, consulting companies and funds globally
– Projects including information look up for companies, industries and sectors
– The ability to extract and condense information from multiple data sources
– Managing workflow and interacting directly with the client without supervision
– Handling sub-teams to delivery client-ready output focusing on quality and team efficiency
– The ability to work effectively in team with a mix of long and short-term deadlines with flexible working hours
Key Responsibilities
Project Management:
- Understand client requirement, scope projects, manage end-to-end execution and delivery (work allocation, research, analysis, quality control, delivery)
- Translate client objectives into clear deliverables with associated priorities and constraints
- Experienced in all types of secondary research (databases, statistics and ministry/ industry/ association websites), as well as general research (company websites, SEC Filings, research reports, news articles etc.)
- Handle multiple work streams, as required
- Take complete ownership of all quality related aspects
People Management
- Lead projects independently and guide a team of 2-3 analysts and associates in daily tasks to ensure that the work is on course to meet clients objectives
- Provide effective, on-time and objective feedback to team members and be involved in their overall grooming and development
Client Management:
- Understanding project requests, discussing projects, negotiating deadlines and handling client queries
- Drive automation and process improvements in borrowing base calculations, reconciliation, and reporting to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and control.
Key Competencies:
- Excellent academic results from leading schools with 4-6 years of relevant experience
- Good understanding of different terminologies, multiples and ratios used in the financial research domain
- Candidates with hands-on experience of using different third-party data sources like Bloomberg, Factiva, MergerMarket, etc. will be preferred
- Ability to evaluate information for reliability and usefulness, and extract information from a source appropriately
- Ability to organize information from multiple sources and present it in an easily understandable manner
- Strong project management, multi-tasking skills and ability to work against tight deadlines
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Proficient in written and verbal English
- A self-starter, highly motivated, ambitious, and willingness to work hard
- Excellent leadership and team management skills
- Written and spoken fluency in Italian
