Senior Associate-Financial Modeling

Key Resonsibilities:- Understanding company's business model, evaluating market size, identifying growth drivers, analyzing trends, SWOT analysis , competition position to prepare due diligence decksBenchmarking companies on various financial and operating parameters to understand industry growth and profitabilityInvestment Memorandum/ Due diligence documents: Creation of Investment memorandums, identifying key investment highlights & concerns, market opportunity, financial analysis, product analysis, arriving at potential valuation of the target company, return & sensitivity analysisFamiliarity with the analytical methods used in the start-up ecosystem like unit economics and cohort analysis a plusFinancial analysis, including but not limited to:Analyzing financial statements to check various trendsComparing performance of companies during business cyclesRatio analysis, identifying relevant KPIs of the industriesFinancial Modelling: creation and updation of detailed financial models including DCF, M&A, LBO Models, trading & transaction comps, valuation analysis via different techniquesConducting industry researchIdentifying emerging and high-growth sectors for investment assessment through market analysis such as market size, historical and projected growth rates, emerging market trends, key drivers, etc.Portfolio company monitoring: Periodic tracking of business and financial performance indicators of portfolio companies and benchmarking those with their peer group for timely identification of upside and / or downside triggersConducting quality check on projectsEligibilityExperience of 2 - 4 years in investment due diligence, industry research, financial analysis, valuation, and benchmarking. Experience in emerging technology (Fintech) a prerequisiteExcellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in client managementExcellent knowledge of MS Office products, such as, Power Point, Excel and Word to deliver the desired output in a creative manner.Strong business fundamentals and knowledge of business analysis skillsStrong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking skills, as evidenced by extensive experience in utilizing those skills in research and consulting environment. Adept at synthesizing information to generate insights.Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.Proven Project Management skills including Project structuring, planning, conceptualizing output, cross reviewing team's work.CFA / MBA from a top tier business school would be an added advantage. PRB