Investment Analyst

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

1. Deal Origination & Research:
   • Conduct detailed research on industries, sectors, and companies as directed by senior management.
   • Support the initiation of deal flow for the Company’s various investment vehicles and core activities.
   • Compile pre-screening, screening, and preliminary financial analysis on prospects for presentation to senior management.
2. Valuation:
   • Conduct detailed valuation work on companies as directed by Managing Directors, delegating to other team members as appropriate.
   • Tasks will include detailed financial modelling, discounted cash flow analysis, enterprise valuation, and comparable analysis.
   • Conduct detailed return analysis on investment opportunities for utilisation by the Company’s senior management in the investment decision-making process.
3. Due Diligence:
   • Participate in deal teams when conducting due diligence on specific opportunities.
   • Interface and coordinate with sell-side brokers, advisers, and research analysts to ascertain facts about a particular opportunity as appropriate.
   • Review legal agreements, bond documents, banking agreements, and securities documentation necessary for investment analysis.
   • Compile investment documents including term sheets, financial models, detailed Due Diligence File Notes, and detailed investment memoranda.
4. Investment Execution:
   • Coordinate amongst external advisers (financial, legal, tax, commercial) and internal functional teams (investment, operations, marketing) to complete investments or capital solutions mandates.
5. Post Investment Management:
   • Coordinate ongoing analysis, monitoring, and reporting on existing and future investments, including review of management reports and information packs.
   • Write and present structurally sound proposals and plans for the enhancement of ongoing investments, calling upon resources within the Company and its external network where appropriate.
6. Business Development:
   • Support and execute business development initiatives as directed by the Company’s senior management.
7. Team/Office Management:
   • Monitor and mentor interns.
8. Other duties as directed.

Requirements

1. Experience required:
   • At least 1 year of work experience at an investment bank, private equity fund, hedge fund, boutique corporate finance firm, or the corporate finance division of a recognised accounting firm.
   • Educated to degree level.
   • Industry qualifications an advantage, e.g., CFA.
   • Experience working collaboratively and flexibly as part of a remote global team an advantage.
2. Skills Required:
   • Financial modelling.
   • Investment analysis and presentation.
   • Project management and organisation.
   • Excellent English verbal and written communication.
   • Experience with AI tools and techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, or data mining, is highly desirable.

Compensation

• Base Salary: TBD based on market levels and commensurate with the experience of the successful candidate.
• Bonus: Discretionary and performance-based.

Location:
Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 24 months