Job Description:
The Restaurants team at BofA Research is responsible for covering approximately 24 listed companies across the restaurant and foodservice distributors sectors. In addition to coverage of publicly traded companies, the team regularly vets a number of private companies for potential IPOs. The candidate for the position should be highly analytical, intellectually curious, and have a deep desire to learn. Given the team’s heavy vetting load and fast pace nature of the restaurant industry, the candidate should also have relevant experience with financial modeling and quantitative analysis. The candidate should possess strong verbal communication and writing skills. The ideal candidate possesses experience in sell-side research, investment banking, or roles that require complex data analysis and statistical modeling.
Responsibilities
- Perform complex financial modeling & valuation work
- Develop and analyze databases integral to our research product
- Seek out new, unusual sources of information
- Respond to client inquiries in a timely and effective fashion
- Write regular industry and company reports and company launch initiations from scratch
- Demonstrate strong industry knowledge and business judgment
- Work with Senior Analysts to develop key industry themes
- Build relationships and facilitate information flow with contacts at covered companies
- Participate and contribute to client meetings and events
- Attend meetings and interact with key opinion leaders
- Closely follow and understand market, industry and company specific activity
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
- Min 1 year of experience focusing in equity research, wholesale credit, buy side experience or investment banking experience
- Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task
- Strong writing and modeling skills. Must be an expert at MS Word and MS Excel
- Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and intense environment.
- Must have excellent communications skills, written and verbal
- Must enjoy following the stock market and doing desktop and field research
- Along with Finance and Accounting, should have basic understanding of economics, macroeconomic factors, international affairs, and policy/politics
- Must work well in a collaborative team environment
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:
40Pay Transparency details
US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)Pay and benefits informationPay range$110,000.00 - $175,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
- Minimum 1 year experience in equity research, wholesale credit, buy-side, or investment banking
- Experience with financial modeling and quantitative/statistical analysis
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Strong writing skills and expert proficiency in MS Word
- Strong modeling skills and expert proficiency in MS Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, intense environment
- Interest in following the stock market and conducting desktop and field research
- Basic understanding of finance, accounting, economics, macroeconomics, international affairs, and policy/politics
- Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
- Experience in sell-side research, investment banking, or roles requiring complex data analysis and statistical modeling
Bank of America Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — The $25/hour U.S. minimum wage, reaffirmed in recent company materials, sets a clear compensation floor that lifts entry-level and operations pay. Public salary information and disclosures provide visible benchmarks for pay across roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave extends up to 26 weeks with 16 weeks fully paid for eligible teammates, alongside backup child and adult care and a dedicated Life Event Services team. Family-building assistance offers up to a $20,000 lifetime reimbursement and bereavement leave provides 20 paid days for loss of a spouse, partner, or child.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) match up to 5% of eligible pay plus an additional 2–3% annual company contribution based on service. These employer contributions add meaningful long-term value beyond base pay.
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