Associate Portfolio Valuation & Analytics

Audax Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Charitable donation match

Family support services

401(k)

Job summary

Audax Group in Boston, MA, seeks an Associate for the Portfolio Valuation & Analytics team. You will support private equity valuations, portfolio metrics, and benchmarking across funds, working with Chronograph and finance teams. This role emphasizes data integrity and advanced Excel/PowerPoint use.

The position is based in Boston with a 3 days/week in-office requirement. Base salary range is $80,000–$115,000, plus discretionary incentive potential.

Qualifications

• BS or BA with a high GPA in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related major.
• 3-5 years' experience in an analytical role with financial models/valuations.
• Understanding of investments, LBO/M&A transactions and private company valuations.
• Strong organizational skills and communication abilities.
• Experience with Chronograph, iLevel, Dynamo, PowerBI and Capital IQ is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare valuation models for quarterly updates and coordinate with investment teams.
• Ensure models comply with accounting standards and internal policies.
• Assist in creating quarterly Valuation Committee materials and portfolio metrics reports.
• Maintain quarterly valuation summaries and ensure data integrity across platforms.
• Collaborate with Finance, Analytics, and IT to improve data quality and reporting processes.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Multitasking

Excel & PowerPoint

Education

BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Chronograph

iLevel

Dynamo

PowerBI

Capital IQ

Job description

Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. With approximately $42 billion of assets under management and more than 475 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital.

For more information, visit the Audax Group website www.audaxgroup.com. or follow us on LinkedIn.

POSITION SUMMARY

Audax Private Equity deal team members are supported by professionals in several key functional areas including legal, capital markets, finance/accounting, sourcing, portfolio support, IT, and business development. Our model allows deal teams to focus their energy and resources on what matters most - building companies and building equity value for our investors.

TheAssociate will play a key role in the Portfolio Valuation & Analyticsteam, which focuses on portfolio company valuations, portfolio company / fund level analytics, and investment benchmarking and reporting for the Private Equity business unit. This individual will play a key role in the updating, reviewing, and maintaining of Private Equity investment valuations across multiple funds and strategies.

Additionally, the individual will work with other Portfolio Valuation & Analytics team members to maintain the integrity of Audax Private Equity portfolio company data within our portfolio monitoring system, Chronograph. Lastly, the role involves working collaboratively with internal Finance teams and developing reports and analyses to support decision making across the Firm. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player with strong technical skills and has experience with private company valuations and preferably Chronograph.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Quarterly Valuation & Portfolio Review

• Prepare valuation models for quarterly update process and co-ordinate with investment team members to ensure deadlines are achieved and models function as intended.
• Ensure all completed valuation models adhere to relevant accounting standards as well as internal policies and procedures.
• Assist in creation and updating of quarterly Valuation Committee presentation materials including details on portfolio company metrics, fund performance analyses and benchmarking analyses.
• Update and maintain quarterly valuation summaries as required by co-investors.
• Work in conjunction with the portfolio support team to update presentation materials for internal portfolio reviews, including industry specific analyses.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, market trends and regulatory changes affecting investments.

Maintenance of private equity portfolio company databases

• Maintain and ensure integrity of all portfolio company and fund level metrics stored within Chronograph, Audax's portfolio monitoring platform.
• Understand functionality of Chronograph and provide support to other users within the firm.
• Work directly with portfolio company management teams as well as investment team members to collect relevant company metrics and materials and review for correctness.
• Co-ordinate with Business Development and Analytics team members to confirm consistency of data across different internal platforms and databases.

Process re-engineering and automation to promote efficiency and accuracy

• Execute operational improvements. Coordinate with portfolio support team, finance, and IT to refine centralized databases and business intelligence processes to improve quality and control of data for reporting and analysis.
• Document work streams and offer recommendations on efficiency.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or BA with a high GPA in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related major
• 3-5 years' experience in an analytical role including work with integrated financial statement models, valuation experience preferred
• Understanding of investments, LBO / M&A transactions and private company valuations
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with Chronograph, iLevel, Dynamo, PowerBI, Capital IQ and / or investment analytics software a plus

The candidate should be advanced in Excel and PowerPoint, specifically in the following areas:

• Complex logic formulas and advanced combinations of lookup functions
• Financial and performance functions (e.g. xirr)
• Macros, filters, data tables and pivot tables
• Strong PowerPoint presentation skills with attention to detail and ability to summarize complex ideas to various audiences

LOCATION

Boston, MA. 3 days/week in office. These in office requirements may change based on the needs of the business.

OTHER DUTIES

For Massachusetts : The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $115,000. The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation may vary and will be determined based on but not limited to, the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and Audax reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. An employee may also be eligible for annual discretionary incentive compensation based on performance.

• health insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid time off (including sick leave, parental leave, volunteer leave, and vacation)
• charitable donation match
• family support services (including Bright Horizons and Benefit Advocate Center)
• 401(k) in addition to other benefits

Audax Management Co. is an equal opportunity employer.