Investment Analyst, Infrastructure & Natural Resources

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Professional growth opportunities

Comprehensive benefits coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Deferred Incentive Program

Flexible travel program

Remote work option

Job summary

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in Toronto seeks an Investment Analyst for the Greenfield & Renewables team within INR. You will analyze potential private equity opportunities, run financial models, and support transactions from diligence through to value creation.

You will collaborate with senior team members, travel internationally, and contribute to portfolio company strategy. The role requires at least one year in IB, principal investing, or M&A, a Bachelor's degree, strong communication, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in investment banking, principal investing or M&A advisory.
• Bachelor's degree required; CFA designation is a plus.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence and present to senior audiences.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with advanced financial modelling.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-priority environment and remain detail oriented.
• Proactive attitude and drive to deliver value in a team of investment professionals.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Build and use financial models to analyze investment opportunities.
• Assist in due diligence and incorporate findings into financial models.
• Identify key value drivers, financial risks and perform scenario analysis.
• Collaborate with external advisors and bid teams under tight timelines.
• Prepare presentations, reports and investment recommendations for senior management and the Board.
• Review financials, budgets and board books for portfolio companies.
• Work with portfolio company management to maintain financial models for strategic issues.
• Support internal strategic initiatives and annual valuations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Travel internationally

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Pursuit of CFA designation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Opportunity

The opportunity As an Investment Analyst in the Greenfield & Renewables (G&R) team within the Infrastructure and Natural Resources (INR) group, you will have a key role in analyzing potential private equity investment opportunities, executing transactions and working with existing portfolio companies to craft strategy and implement value-enhancing initiatives.

If you are an excellent teammate, highly motivated, and have a desire to travel internationally while working on multiple projects in a fast-paced transaction-based environment – this is the job for you.

Who you'll work with

You will be joining our Toronto office, where you will work in a dynamic team-based environment, directly supporting senior team members across all sectors and geographic regions. You will have the chance to define and differentiate yourself as an investor and build strategic relationships within the global market.

INR consists of a team of over 70 highly-specialized private equity investment professionals, with offices in Toronto, London and Singapore, and an additional presence in Santiago, Chile. INR leads a geographically diverse portfolio of approximately C$58 billion with assets in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Our G&R team focuses on renewable investments in development, construction, and operating stages, as well as other core and core-plus greenfield infrastructure. G&R has a global mandate, allowing for investments in all of OTPP’s target geographies. G&R's existing portfolio covers investments in onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydrogen, battery storage, and waste-to-energy.

What you'll do

• Build and employ financial modeling tools to analyze investment opportunities;
• Assist in the due diligence process and incorporate the findings into a financial model;
• Identify key value drivers and financial risks and perform related financial sensitivity and scenario analysis;
• Work closely with external advisors, consultants and partners to assess risks and submit bids under tight timelines;
• Prepare presentations, reports, and investment recommendations to senior management and, where applicable, the Board of OTPP;
• Review and analyze financial reports, budgets, board books and other information prepared by management of our portfolio companies;
• Work with portfolio company management to build and maintain financial models that are used to analyze strategic issues and value the company;
• Support internal strategic project initiatives, and;
• Support the preparation of internal annual valuations.

What you'll need

• Minimum 1 year experience, preferably in investment banking, principal investing, or mergers & acquisitions advisory;
• Bachelor's degree required, with the pursuit of a CFA designation considered a plus;
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others and comfort presenting to senior audiences;
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills and ability to perform in-depth financial modelling analysis;
• Ability and desire to work in a vigorous, fast-paced environment, and balance multiple priorities under demanding timelines, while remaining detail oriented;
• A proactive attitude and drive to deliver value in a team of highly motivated investment professionals;
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint;
• Desire and ability to travel and work internationally.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

Accommodations are available upon request ([e-mail]) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

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We're offering

Pay-for-performance with base salary and annual incentive based on individual and enterprise performance. The Base salary for this level is $115,000 in Year 1 and $125,000 in Year 2. Individual compensation and placement of this role in the range is based on different factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, demonstrated competencies, and internal equity as they relate to the role.

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
• A flexible work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• Competitive time off
• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

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