lavori da Accounting in località Canada

The Junior Analyst will co-report to the Investment Managers. The Analyst’s responsibilities shall include the following:

• Evaluate potential new investments and perform supporting commercial and financial analysis, using various sources, including professional subscriptions/databases:
  • Perform financial analysis on public/private companies to assess company health, forecast scenarios and validation, key financial metrics, funding rounds and comparables.
  • Perform commercial analysis through research and other sources to assess market growth, potential, upcoming trends, competitive landscapes, risks assessment, growth drivers, business cases, etc.
• Support in preparing professional presentations that effectively summarize the research and financial analyses for approval by the Investment Committee.
• Track all underlying positions within the portfolio and ensure up to date monitoring and record keeping of internal trackers and supporting documents.
• Pursue ongoing research about investment themes and trends that are relevant to the FO’s strategy and provide regular research summaries to the FO team.
• Support the Investment team across various tasks and projects pertaining to the portfolio and investment positions.
• The candidate is expected to research and evaluate several investment opportunities at the same time. Prioritization of research projects may change dynamically.

The Successful Applicant

• Undergraduate/Graduate degree in Finance (with focus on Corporate Finance / Investments) or pursuing a CFA level I or II.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience working in M&A, Capital Markets, PE/VC, Portfolio Management, Investment Consultancy or similar.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills: able to liaise with data analysts for analysis of large data sets.
• Fundamental understanding of Accounting.
• Understanding of stock market (bonds, equities), alternative investments (including the VC/PE life cycles), asset pricing, financial portfolio allocation/management, IPOs.
• Can develop and assess discounted cash flow models, VC valuations, ROI/IRR analyses.
• Ability to prepare summary metrics, charts and performance reports for top management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as the candidate will be involved in interacting directly and presenting to top management.
• Advanced MS Office skills (PowerPoint and Excel in particular)
• Fluent oral and written English; multilingual is a plus.
• Other important Competencies: discretion, strategic thinking, collaboration, proactivity, autonomy, decisiveness, open-mindedness, problem-solving, strong work ethic, can work under pressure, meeting deadlines.
• Equally important to skills are the following Values: integrity, accountability, team spirit, humility, intellectual curiosity, interest in social/environmental impact.
• Prefers to work in small teams with significant autonomy.