Investment Banking Analyst

The candidate will assist investment management clients (hedge funds, private equities etc.) by performing discrete pieces of analysis and targeted research with respect to on-going deal origination and execution.

Role Requirements:

1) Thorough understanding of financial accounting, including the inter-relationship between the key financial statements (profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement)

2) Should be able to build an integrated financial model from scratch and be confident auditing or amending working models (including an ability to fix circular references)

3) Familiar with standardised financial metrics (sales, gross margin, net income) and non-standardised financial terms (EBITDA, free cash flow, capital employed)

4) Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of corporate finance and valuation techniques

- Understands the concept of Enterprise Value, Net Debt and Equity Value

- Familiar with the concepts of time value of money, net present value, internal rate of return, portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and WACC etc.

- Familiar with standard valuation methodologies including discounted cash flow analysis, the dividend discount model, comparable company analysis (current trading vs. through cycle vs. transaction multiples/yields), “sum-of-the-parts” analysis, LBO valuation techniques etc.

Educational Requirements: CA, MBA, CFA