Kolkata, India
1 day ago
Research Analyst

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in brand management, marketing and sales focus on collaboration to develop and execute strategic sales and marketing initiatives. These individuals focus on driving revenue growth, promoting the Firm's services, enhancing brand visibility, and capturing new business opportunities. They utilise market research, digital marketing, creative campaigns, and effective sales strategies to engage clients, enhance the firm's brand and market presence, and achieve organisational targets.

Those in market intelligence at PwC will focus on gathering and analysing data to provide insights on market trends and competitor activities, as well as helping clients make informed business decisions. Your work will involve strong research and analytical skills to deliver valuable market intelligence.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Job Description  

Main purpose of the job and key background information 

Activities to be performed: 

Work on and deliver research requests by using appropriate research sources and searching the identified sources to locate the information required 

Organize research findings into meaningful deliverables to the requestor 

Obtain training on the relevant databases, acquire knowledge required to use the databases efficiently 

Provide input on best practices and process optimization opportunities 

Churn out varied work requests in short turnaround time 

Gain knowledge, training and work on projects requiring experience in automation/data analytics/visualisation tools (like Power BI/Gen AI Platforms) 


Requirements 

These should include essential & desirable requirements such as: 

Level of experience 

Education/qualifications 

Industry experience 

Technical capability 

Key personal attribute 

Ability to analyze and anticipate stakeholder requests, interpret asks and act according to expectations 

Good reasoning and analytical ability 

Strong understanding of finance fundamentals income statement, balance sheet, cash flows, financial ratios 

Capable of designing new research approaches which enhance quality and productivity 

Good understanding of databases (CapitalIQ, Gartner, Foresster, Factiva, etc.) will be an added advantage 

Good working knowledge in MS Office tools 

Effective verbal and written communications skills 

Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and in a team 

Self-starter with ability to multi-task and constantly reprioritize 

Experience in automation/data analytics/visualisation tools (like Power BI/Gen AI platforms) will be an added advantage 

Education/qualifications: 

MBA/Bachelor or Master’s degree in Commerce and Economics with 2 years of experience in Research. 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Brand Management, Business Analysis, Business Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT), Business Intelligence Dashboards, Communication, Competitor Intelligence, Data Modeling, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Intelligence Analysis, Local Market Trends, Marketing Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Market Insight, Market Intelligence (MI), Market Monitoring, Market Research, Market Trends, Optimism {+ 4 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

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