Our client is a global and renowned investment firm. For this role, you are a senior associate in the Investment Review team, which provides independent evaluations of proposals to invest in private and publicly listed companies, both in a Singapore and global context and across all industries. In co-operation with investment origination and execution teams, this Senior Associate will:
- Review and occasionally build complex financial models used for company valuations
- Identify key assumptions, valuation and risk drivers and stress-test financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on value and returns
- Provide a broader risk and upside assessment through review of non-model related drivers and due diligence findings
- Occasionally develop transaction-specific monitoring guidelines for investee companies post investment
- Occasionally participate in the review of existing investee companies, particularly from a valuation and risk driver analysis perspective
- Occasionally provide input for due diligence planning and participate in due diligence exercises.
Relevant experience and qualifications
- Advanced degree in finance, economics, business administration, accounting or a quantitative discipline.
- 3 to 6 years in transaction services, valuation or M&A due diligence gained with a Big 4 firm.
- Candidates from PE or investment firms with strong modelling skills and investment review experience will also be considered.
- Significant experience building complex, integrated financial valuation models from the ground up
- Strong financial modelling skills (designing, coding and reviewing)
- Detailed understanding of valuation methodologies, including complex DCF and LBO models
- Grasp and understand business dynamics, risk and value drivers of target companies across all industries and geographies
- Commercially astute and able to assess an investment proposal in its entirety
- Maturity and diplomatic influencing skills to partner with a wide spectrum of colleagues across the organisation, including origination and execution teams
- Confident and strong communication skills.
- ‘Hungry’, eager to learn team player who is able to work under tight deadlines
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