Senior Associate

About the RoleThe individual will play a key role in supporting the Portfolio Monitoring and Valuations team of a Private Equity client around financial analysis, benchmarking, and valuations. The professional will be closely working as an extended team member for the client and will assist them on portfolio monitoring, valuations and investor reporting services. This opportunity is ideal for private equity / investment banking professionals interested in working with leading global private equity funds and asset management companies. The role provides good exposure to various aspects of the private equity and valuations industry.The individual will play a key role in supporting the Portfolio Monitoring and Valuations team of a Private Equity client around financial analysis, benchmarking, and valuations.ResponsibilitiesAnalyze PE Funds performance by going through fund literature such as quarterly/financial reportsCapturing fund valuation data such as investment cost, realized / unrealized value, gross / net multiple, gross / net IRR and financial KPIs such as revenue, EBITDA, net debt etc.Tracking the performance of operational KPIs and operational updates on quarterly basisCan lead the team of 2-3 analyst and associatesCreating / updating fund track record and reconciling the data using cash flow noticesWorking around valuation templates, including updating on quarterly basis and making desired changesCalculating fund multiples and IRRs using cash flows and performing various fund analytics such as attribution and value creation analysisManage the client library task such as portfolio company details, fund financial statements and capital noticesReconciling the portfolio level operational data including geographical presence, headquarter and portfolio leverageEnsure maintenance of all output reports and dashboards so that the submitted data flows through seamlesslyModify and maintain all templates and reports as per requirementSupport the Client's quarterly valuation process and making any edits required to the valuations template on iLevelSetting up access for client users and sending periodical templates to portfolio companies to collect the monthly / quarterly dataUpdating bespoke LP templates using iLevel. Creating excel based templates from scratch to fetch data from iLevel using iGets QualificationsMBA in Finance, Economics or Business management / CFA Required SkillsExperience in and around - Private equity/ Valuations / Financial Statement AnalysisCreation and maintenance of iLevel Templates and PortalBasic knowledge and understanding of Private Equity, Fund of Funds and Financial Services Industry (FSI) trendsStrong understanding of various methods of valuations, including DCF and Relative valuationStrong analytical, communication (written/verbal) and client engaging skillsStrong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPointAbility to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environmentAbility to develop and maintain lasting relationships with senior professionals; good interpersonal skills; goal-orientedAbility to be a team player and contribute to the development of the teamStrong work ethics, commitment to excel and proven ability to work with minimum supervisionPrevious experience in a similar role will be an added advantageEqual Opportunity StatementWe are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.