Bank of America

Analyst/Associate - Equity Research, Restaurants

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerBank of America
LocationUnited States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted20 Jul 2026

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

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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:

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$110,000.00 - $175,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This 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.

Benefits

This 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.

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