Senior Associate, Investment Review

Borr Drilling; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in investment strategy seeks a Senior Associate to provide evaluations on investment proposals across various industries. Your role will involve conducting due diligence, building financial models, and collaborating with different teams to assess risks and value drivers of investments. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in finance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex findings effectively.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in PE, M&A investment banking, or corporate finance.
• Strong financial modelling skills, including DCF and LBO models.
• Commercially astute with ability to assess investment proposals.

Responsibilities

• Identify business drivers and assess investment proposals.
• Draft presentations on risks and findings for investment teams.
• Review and build financial models for valuations.

Skills

Financial modelling

Critical thinking

Communication

Due diligence

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in finance, economics, business administration, accounting or quantitative discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Introduction

The Investment Review team is part of Temasek’s Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group, and provides independent evaluations of proposals to invest in private and publicly listed companies across a wide range of industries.

Responsibilities

In co-operation with investment teams, the Senior Associate will:

• Identify and understand key business drivers, due diligence items, valuation and risks to provide a holistic assessment of investment proposal
• Actively participate in due diligence exercises
• Draft presentations summarizing identified risks / issues and articulate findings to investment teams and investment committee members
• Review and build financial models used for company valuations and scenario analysis
• Participate in the review of existing investee companies
• Participate in key ESG initiatives including ESG risk assessment and value impact on investments
• Assist Assistant Vice Presidents / Vice Presidents on institutional projects
  
  

Requirements

• Degree in finance, economics, business administration, accounting or a quantitative discipline
• 2-4 years of experience in PE, M&A investment banking, leveraged finance, management consulting (corporate finance focus), or in a transaction approval and evaluation role
• Substantial experience in conducting diligence and building complex, integrated financial valuation models
• International experience is preferred, but not a requirement
• Strong financial modelling skills (designing, coding and reviewing), including ability to build and manage complex DCF and LBO models
• Detailed understanding of valuation methodologies
• Able to quickly grasp and understand business dynamics and value drivers of target companies across all industries and geographies
• Commercially astute, with ability to think critically and assess an investment proposal in its entirety
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Maturity and diplomatic influencing skills to partner with a wide spectrum of colleagues across the organization, including origination and execution teams
• Confident and strong communication skills. Needs to be able to structure, discuss and present complex issues in an easy to understand manner, including to senior management
• Highly driven, eager to learn and able to work under tight deadlines
• Good team player who puts the team first
• Fluent, but not necessarily native, English skills
• Able to work collaboratively and also able to generate ideas / make decisions on their own