Buy side investment analyst (Alternative Investments)

Wanted: positive, open-minded, diligent and communicative self-starter

Position: temporary position for the period of maternity leave of current employee

Focus of work: deep dive analysis of and reporting on investments in alternative and traditional asset classes (private equity & venture capital funds, real estate and hedge funds, standalone assets)

Main Responsibilities:

• Performing analysis of current and potential investments into private equity & venture capital funds with different levels of drill-down
• Analyzing and taking part in drafting commercial terms in legal documentation (LPA, PPM, SHA and etc.), critically challenging and helping in composing term sheets
• Preparing presentations, notes and reports, including the ones to top-management and owner
• Analyzing financials and management reports of investment funds, standalone assets (includes models prepared by 3rd parties)
• Evaluating ad-hoc potential allocations to investment ideas, providing opinions

Education:

• Higher with focus on Economics or/and Science
• GPA of 4.5 or higher
• Master Degree and globally recognized designation (CFA, CIPM, CAIA and etc.) is a plus

Knowledge and Skills:

• English at the level enough for fast reading and understanding specific business language
• Common investment funds’ structures, principles of work and interests alignment
• Main strategies of alternatives investments (private equity, real estate, hedge funds)
• Core metrics used in evaluation of investment funds
• Ability to analyze management and financial reports of investment funds and single companies
• High literacy in MS Excel, well-structured approach to presenting information
• Knowledge in newest technologies (block chain, decentralized finance and similar) are a plus

Working Experience:

• Previous experience with responsibility for particular area of work and focus on results
• Confirmed analytical background in private investments
• Basic legal knowledge of deal structuring process and term sheet preparation
• Background in M&A analysis, transaction services, investment banking or private capital funds
• Experience in departments overseeing and analyzing portfolio of private capital funds is a plus

Personal Merits:

• Strong analytical skills with clear merit of diligence
• Ability to critically treat information while staying unbiased
• Efficiency in reporting to different target audience both written and oral
• Positive, open-minded and communicative person
• Self-starter motivated from within
• Ability to prioritize and manage time when having parallel tasks
• Addiction to education and self-improvement