Private Equity Analyst - Entry Level (First STEP Program)

InforCapital; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Group is hiring a Private Equity Analyst through its First STEP Program, an entry-level early careers program for graduates. The Analyst will engage across private equity, performing diligence for advisory, co-investment, and secondaries lines, with a August 2027 start date.

The role involves sourcing, screening, and diligence work, financial modeling, market research, and preparing Investment Committee materials for review by the investment team.

Qualifications

• Excellent quantitative and financial modeling skills.
• Strong sense of risk/reward trade-offs.
• GPA 3.5 or higher; coursework in finance or related field is preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English; proficient in Word/PowerPoint/Excel.

Responsibilities

• Work with investment team to source, screen, and conduct due diligence on private equity fund managers, co-investments, and secondaries.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative research and financial modeling on companies and assets across industries and geographies.
• Interact with fund managers and portfolio company management teams on portfolio and asset-level underwriting.
• Analyze PPMs, financial statements, and investment returns; conduct reference calls as part of due diligence.
• Perform market research to identify and analyze macroeconomic trends across industry sectors.
• Prepare due diligence materials and Investment Committee memos; present recommendations to the investment team.
• Monitor the performance of the firm's existing investments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Quantitative analysis

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Education

Undergraduate student (Dec 2026–Jun 2027)

Job description

StepStone Group is hiring a Private Equity Analyst through its First STEP Program, an entry-level early careers program for graduates. The Analyst will engage across private equity, performing diligence for advisory, co-investment, and secondaries lines, with a August 2027 start date.

The role involves sourcing, screening, and diligence work, financial modeling, market research, and preparing Investment Committee materials for review by the investment team.