Investment Associate - PMS - BFS

Investment Associate - PMS

Company Profile :

- Our Client's PMS invests in public markets in India with a private equity mindset.

- They are focused on investing in high quality listed companies in India, run by top management teams, that can compound capital at healthy rates over a long period of time.

- The fund runs a concentrated portfolio of up to 15 positions.

- They emphasise deep, bottom-up fundamental analysis in order to deliver differentiated returns.

- The founding team has over 55 years of financial, investing, entrepreneurial and operational experience with top tier global investment banks and investment funds across India, US, UK and Middle East.

About the Role :

- The candidate will work directly with the portfolio manager, who was heading the investment team for a large FII fund with over US$500 million is assets over the last fourteen years and also has extensive global investing experience.

- It will allow the candidate to get hands-on exposure to the intricacies of investing from conducting research & analysis, management due diligence, financial modelling to evaluating the risk-reward framework on each investment decision.

Job Description :

- The candidate would focus on deep diving into investment opportunities to understand and analyse the quality of a business and drawing unique insights from his/her research.

- Assessing the quality of the management team and the underlying culture within the company is of critical importance.

- Research would be focused on the potential of the company to compound returns over a long time frame, rather than on event driven, short term catalysts.

Experience : The candidate needs to have 2-3 years of experience, preferably on the buy-side.

Skills :

- Independent thinking, diligence, persistence and curiosity is critical for long term success in this role.

- Critical Thinking

- Problem Solving

- Detail Orientation

- Research

- Financial Analysis

- Financial Modelling

Language Skills : Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for this role.

Personal Traits : Humility and respect towards individuals within the firm and outside is important.