Lead Analyst – Private Markets – Investment Management

Crisil; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisil in Chennai seeks a highly analytical finance professional to join us as Lead – Private Markets – Investment Management. The role supports investment decisions, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, and portfolio monitoring through rigorous financial analysis, valuation, and modeling.

You will lead complex engagements, interact with senior stakeholders, prepare due diligence reports, and deliver insights to guide strategic business decisions, with emphasis on forecasting, cash flow

Job description

Summary:

We are seeking a highly analytical finance professional to join our team as a Lead – Private Markets – Investment Management. The role will be responsible for supporting investment decisions, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, and portfolio monitoring through rigorous financial analysis, valuation, transaction due diligence, and financial modeling. The successful candidate will lead complex engagements, interact with senior stakeholders, and provide actionable insights to support strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze historical financial statements, quality of earnings, working capital trends, cash flows, and debt profiles.


• Develop integrated forecasting models covering revenue, operating costs, capital expenditure, financing structures, and cash flows.


• Conduct detailed financial statement analysis, and perform profitability, liquidity, and leverage analysis.


• Develop business performance dashboards and KPI reporting frameworks and support in strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis activities.


• Prepare due diligence reports and communicate findings to investment committees and senior management.


• Perform valuations of business or assets utilizing discount cash flow or the comparable company analysis.


• Prepare investment committee materials and executive presentations, capturing financial analysis and valuation insights.


• Coordinate with investment teams, lenders, legal & compliance department and other related stakeholders.


• Drive automation and process efficiency as integral part of service delivery.