Investment Associate
Financial analysis
- Review and analyse financial statements
- Build, review, run, modify, and interpret financial models, including use of VBA macros
- Perform comprehensive company valuations
- Review and analyse potential financing structures
- Mentor analysts in financial modeling activities
Investment process and transaction execution:
- Perform risk analysis
- Manage due diligence processes and coordinate transaction advisors
- Support senior team members in the negotiation of transaction and project documents
- Compile bid documents in tender submissions
Investment papers and marketing materials:
- Prepare investment papers
- Company and market research
Asset management:
- Track asset performance against original projections
- Support portfolio companies in value-enhancing initiatives
- Engage with portfolio company management
- Investment valuation and investor reporting
Support senior team in deal identification and origination
Travel for project site visits as well as short- to medium-term assignments in AIIM offices across the continent
Experince and Core Competencies Requi
- An Honours Financial degree or equivalent
- 3 – 6 years’ experience within an Investment Bank (M&A, corporate finance or project finance), Private Equity or “Big Four” accounting firm
- Excellent financial modelling skills
- Financial acumen – the capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and insight into financial principles and processes and identify inconsistencies in data
- Ability to apply sound business judgment and an analytical, pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving
- Attention to detail and strong focus of quality of results
- Experience in infrastructure: digital infrastructure, energy transition and/or logistics beneficial but not a requirement
- Desktop research capability
- Technically proficient (advanced) in Excel, Word, PowerPoint essential.
- Project/process management
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively
- Commercial orientation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (French and/or Arabic beneficial)