Equity Analyst Intern

OUR MISSION

At Simply Wall St, we help people become confident, long-term investors. The stock market offers an exceptional opportunity for building wealth, but it’s easy to fail. While many chase quick wins, we believe in thinking long-term and investing like a business shareholder. Our product gives individual investors the capabilities to build a portfolio, previously only available to professionals.

WHY JOIN?

• Help us empower individuals by giving them a new way to invest in stocks;
• Work at a profitable, global, B2C SaaS startup;
• Operating at scale with 6.5 million users across 180 countries;
• Small team and flexible working environment;
• Work with a product customers love: 4.5* Trustpilot Reviews;
• Strong employee retention with 70% of the team with us for >2 years.

About the role

We’re looking for a Junior Equity Analyst to join our team, you’ll be helping us research companies and markets to be used in different parts of the business or products.

What you’ll do

• Research listed companies across global markets
• Analyse financial statements, business models, and competitive positioning
• Identify key narratives, risks, and long-term drivers
• Write clear, structured company analysis for a retail investor audience
• Fact-check and refine existing research content

What we’re looking for

• Strong research skills and attention to detail
• Ability to critically think and uncover insights others can’t
• Excellent written communicator - able to find innovative ways to explain concepts
• Curiosity about businesses, markets, and investing
• Ability to work independently and proactively

Required Skills

• Solid understanding of financial statements and valuation concepts
• Basic knowledge of programming (ideally Python + SQL)
• Experience using AI agents to assist with work

About you

• Love investing and learning
• Already actively following international markets

About the internship

• Reporting directly to the CEO/ Founder but working with some different teams
• This is a paid internship - 10-20 hours per week
• Minimum of 3 months commitment
• Simply Wall St is a predominantly remote business, we have offices in Sydney, but you’ll need to be comfortable working remotely
• You’ll bring your own laptop
• If possible you’ll join all remote and in person team events

Application Task

• Create a free account on Simply Wall St
• Write a narrative on a stock you find interesting
• After saving your narrative copy the URL and link it in your application.

Tips - We are looking for:

• Depth of research and understanding of the business - you will probably use AI, so we will be looking for submissions that stand out from stock-standard AI answers.
• Ability to explain the business model in simple terms
• Ability to tell a story about the future of that company and then that into a forecast and fair value
• A well written story

PERKS

• Flexible Remote Working: Work where you are most productive;
• Simply Stop: Time is one of the most valuable commodities, so we stop working early on Fridays;
• Share Club: We provide a subscription to SWS, cash for you to invest & regular sessions to discuss stocks and investment ideas;
• Parental Leave Policy: With a supportive return to work option;
• Learning & Development Fund: We invest in your growth;
• Team Events & Hackathons: An opportunity for everyone to come together and push what is possible.