Associate, Infrastructure

OMERS / Oxford Properties Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OMERS Infrastructure in London is seeking a highly motivated Associate to support all stages of the investment process, including evaluation, execution and asset management. You will contribute to financial modeling, due diligence and written analyses to inform investment decisions.

You will join a collaborative team that values long-term growth, sustainable investing and a research-driven approach to opportunities across clean energy, transportation and digital infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of financial statements.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Researching and analyzing financial statements, industry information, technical and financial data, and presenting conclusions to team members and managers.
• Independently developing financial models depicting an investment target’s historical and projected financial results.
• Critically reviewing, stress testing and commenting on financial models to assess the integrity of the model and the financial returns of investment opportunities.
• Writing memorandums and presentations summarizing key findings from research, financial analysis and meetings with industry representatives, co-investors and external advisors.
• Assisting with asset management responsibilities by preparing analysis and responding to industry and company specific questions in respect of the portfolio companies.
• Preparing offer letters and other written correspondence addressed to external parties.
• Actively researching prospective companies and industries to generate investment ideas for OMERS Infrastructure and identify important industry issues which are relevant to OMERS.
• Identifying and tracking information gaps in OMERS Infrastructure’s evaluation of investments and proposing solutions to address the information gaps.
• Critically assessing documentation and other communications provided by vendors, company management and other professional advisors, and incorporating the relevant portions of this information into investment analysis.
• Preparing OMERS Infrastructure’s due diligence questions for company management and external advisors and assisting in the preparation of all internal and external due diligence reports.
• Independently leading valuation work streams for pursuits with limited oversight by senior team members.
• Helping foster an energized, proactive and entrepreneurial work environment.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

MS Office

Written communication

Teamwork

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact. Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best. We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do. Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work. Don’t just work anywhere —come build tomorrow together with us. Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.

Introduction

OMERS Infrastructure is a pioneer and global leader in Infrastructure direct investing with over 25 years of experience originating, executing, and actively managing infrastructure investments. We have over 100 dedicated infrastructure professionals across offices in New York, Toronto, London and Sydney. OMERS Infrastructure manages over C$40 billion of investments on behalf of OMERS and institutional strategic partners across a diversified global portfolio that includes investments in clean energy, transportation and logistics, digital infrastructure, power and utilities, and other essential services. We are looking for a highly motivated Associate to join our Infrastructure team in London. You will have the opportunity to join a collaborative team and support all aspects of the investment process, including evaluation, execution and asset management. You’ll be one of a small group of Associates on the team playing the critical role of supporting the research and analysis that helps to inform our investment decisions. You will be a key member of an engaged, high-reaching team - part of a world-class, winning culture that prioritizes people development and focuses on long-term growth. We take great pride in leading the industry by earning respect through every interaction, every day. We go above and beyond to protect and grow relationships by anticipating needs, being honest and considerate, and valuing all counterparties as genuine partners.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Researching and analyzing financial statements, industry information, technical and financial data, and presenting conclusions to team members and managers
• Independently developing financial models depicting an investment target’s historical and projected financial results consistent with the team’s evaluation of the investment
• Critically reviewing, stress testing and commenting on financial models to assess the integrity of the model and the financial returns of investment opportunities
• Writing memorandums and presentations summarizing key findings from research, financial analysis and meetings with industry representatives, co-investors and external advisors
• Assisting with asset management responsibilities by preparing analysis and responding to industry and company specific questions in respect of the portfolio companies
• Preparing offer letters and other written correspondence addressed to external parties
• Actively researching prospective companies and industries to generate investment ideas for OMERS Infrastructure and identify important industry issues which are relevant to OMERS.
• Identifying and tracking information gaps in OMERS Infrastructure’s evaluation of investments and proposing solutions to address the information gaps
• Critically assessing documentation and other communications provided by vendors, company management and other professional advisors, and incorporating the relevant portions of this information into investment analysis
• Preparing OMERS Infrastructure’s due diligence questions for company management and external advisors and assisting in the preparation of all internal and external due diligence reports
• Independently leading valuation work streams for pursuits with limited oversight by senior team members
• Helping foster an energized, proactive and entrepreneurial work environment

To succeed in this role, you:

• Require advanced understanding of financial statements
• Demonstrate a high degree of foresight
• Lead due diligence work streams
• Require strong analytical, quantitative and financial modeling skills
• Require strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Work independently with minimal direction
• Possess good teamwork skills
• Have excellent command of MS Office applications

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

We're committed to:

We are passionate about inclusion and advocate for I&D across our network of employees, members and partners We are proud of our commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for our employees and members We invest in our people, providing them with opportunities so they can develop and grow