Investment Analyst

Walker Hamill; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Walker Hamill is assisting a London-based venture debt firm in hiring an Investment Analyst. The role targets a recently qualified ACA/CA with strong transactions or corporate finance experience and a keen interest in technology businesses.

You will originate deals, review financial models, draft terms, conduct due diligence, and prepare investment papers. Post-transaction support includes reviewing financials and engaging with founders to drive portfolio value.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified ACA/CA or equivalent with strong deal experience.
• Strong transactions or corporate finance experience.
• Tech exposure is useful.
• Excellent academics.
• Proficiency in at least one European language is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Originate and evaluate new investment opportunities.
• Review financial models and perform financial due diligence.
• Draft term sheets and investment papers.
• Support post-transaction work and monitor portfolio companies.
• Engage with founders and management teams.

Skills

Financial modelling

Transactions experience

Corporate finance

AI literacy (Claude)

Autonomy & strategic thinking

Language proficiency

Education

ACA/CA or equivalent

Job description

Our client is a venture debt firm with a well-established reputation in the European debt ecosystem. Due to natural progression within the team, they are now looking to hire an analyst to cover a wide range of responsibilities.

Description

As an established London-based venture firm, they have a well-regarded debt franchise focused on venture and growth debt, operating across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and continental Europe. They lend to fast-growing technology businesses and are currently deploying their second fund, with plans to develop the strategy even further in recent years. Due to natural progression within the team, they are now looking to hire a recently qualified accountant with strong transactions or corporate finance experience as an analyst.

Your responsibilities will cover the origination of new deals, reviewing financial models, drafting terms of agreement, conducting FDD, and assisting in writing investment papers. You will also be involved with post-transaction work, supporting portfolio companies through the review of financial information and engaging with founders.

Skills

For this Investment Analyst role, our client is looking to hire a recently qualified accountant (ACA/CA or equivalent) with strong transactions or corporate finance experience. Previous exposure to the tech space would be useful. You will have excellent academics, strong financial modelling skills, AI literacy (particularly with Claude) and a capacity for autonomy and strategic thinking. Proficiency in at least one European language is also preferred.