Summer Analyst (Summer 2027)

Axium Infrastructure Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

Pension plan

Flexible hours

Work from home (2 days/wk)

Transit pass reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Axium Infrastructure Inc. in Montreal invites a Summer Analyst to join the investment team and participate in all aspects of the direct private equity investment process, including screening, modeling, due diligence, and post‑investment monitoring.

You will build complex financial models, perform sensitivity analyses, and help prepare investment memos and portfolio valuations, while developing knowledge of infrastructure finance and ESG integration.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in corporate finance, investment and infrastructure.
• Finance/Business undergrad with solid GPA and coursework.
• Experience or coursework in financial modeling and valuation.
• Involvement with finance or investment groups is a plus.
• Bilingual in French and English is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support investment analysis and due diligence for infra opportunities.
• Build complex financial models and perform sensitivity analysis.
• Prepare investment memoranda and assist portfolio monitoring.
• Contribute to quarterly valuations and investor materials.

Skills

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Team collaboration

Communication skills

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Bilingual French/English

Education

Finance/Business undergrad, in progress

GPA 3.5/4.0 or higher

Job description

Founded in 2009, Axium Infrastructure is an independent employee‑owned fund manager dedicated to investing in the infrastructure sector. With over 120 employees, the firm benefits from the extensive infrastructure backgrounds of its team of professionals who have gained, over their career, significant experience acquiring, developing, financing, operating, and managing infrastructure assets. Axium’s investment strategy focuses on core infrastructure assets with an active approach to operations and asset management and integration of strong environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) principles. Over the years, the firm has built a diversified portfolio of over 283 assets and today has over C$13.6 billion of assets under management.

Axium Infrastructure offers a dynamic, respectful, and collaborative work environment in its offices located in the core of the financial districts of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, New York and London. The firm also strongly believes in upholding ESG principles and is focused on providing employees a sustainability‑oriented workplace. A full benefit package is offered to permanent employees: insurance, pension plan, flexible hours, work from home (up to 2 days a week), reimbursement of monthly public transportation passes, physical activity program and much more!

The Summer Analyst will be an active member of the investment team and will participate on all aspects of the direct private equity investment process and monitoring including: investment screening, financial modeling, sector analysis, transaction due diligence, participation in investment decision process, preparation of investment recommendation memos and post‑investment monitoring activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Investment analysis and transaction due diligence

• Support other members of the investment team to perform preliminary analysis of infrastructure investment opportunities, review of public and technical information and perform competitive valuation and reviews.
• Participate in due diligence of infrastructure investments, analyze key investment merits and risks, review documentation and work in conjunction with third party consultants if required.
• Build complex financial models, including performing extensive sensitivity analysis, review of financial projections and valuation assumptions.
• Participate in the preparation of investment recommendation memorandums for investment approval.

Active management of investments

• Review infrastructure investment monitoring reports from external sources.
• Prepare quarterly valuations of existing assets using detailed discounted cashflow models.
• Prepare periodic reports and undertake various analysis on portfolio status and performance with assigned responsibility to specific investments.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations to support fund raising.
• Any other task as may be required.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong interest in corporate finance, investment and infrastructure.
• Business / Finance undergraduate degree in progress with highest academic standing (minimum 3.5 / 4.0 GPA).
• Experience in investment, corporate finance, investment banking, or transaction advisory (an asset).
• Financial modeling course in Project Finance/Infrastructure (an asset).
• Involvement with a finance and/or Investment Student Association (an asset).

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Project management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and sound business judgment.
• Mature, driven, motivated and ability to take initiative.
• Responsible, diligent and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good attention to detail and presentation of information.
• Superior level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook).
• Bilingual in both spoken and written French and English, in order to interact daily with colleagues in offices outside Quebec as well as with external partners across Canada, the United States, and internationally.