Associate , Corporate Finance

We are a 14 plus year young recruitment firm with a global reach named ArCent Global. We provide dependable top-level talent to our clients. Most of our clients are leading MNCs and CMM level companies.

We are looking for Associate, Corporate Finance with our client which is one of the world's leading global business consulting firms, serving clients across six continents with offices in all major global cities.

Our client is a global management consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 61 offices in 39 countries, they work alongside their clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since their founding in 1973, they have measured their success by the success of their clients, and they are proud that they maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

They are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list, and they have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years.

Work timings shall be morning shift timings and 5 days working (Mon-Fri) and there shall be hybrid model of working with 3 days reporting to office location.

Department: Corporate Finance

Report To: Project Leader

Job Location: Cybercity, Gurgaon

**Qualification & Skills Required**
- **Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies -** 2-5 years of relevant experience in investment banking, equity research or consulting with corporate finance exposure
- **Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - **0-3 years of relevant experience in investment banking, equity research or consulting with corporate finance exposure
- Strong understanding of financial statement analysis, ratio analysis and underlying valuation principals, ability to connect financial performance to valuations with a flair for numbers and fair knowledge of equity markets to generate compelling insights and equity story with a focus on ‘so-what’
- Proficient professional with sound business logic, thought leadership and ability to structure approaches to answer complex business questions
- Cross-link different business models and multiple industries key dynamics, using key drivers/KPIs behind operational and financial performance
- Good to have first level team management responsibility involving allocating and reviewing work to a small team of analysts and conducting performance discussions, writing reviews for appraisal
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required
- Exposure to Tableau/Alteryx is an added advantage

**Responsibilities**:

- Corporate Finance (CF) Associates play a team member role on BCN cases, at times leading simple cases independently and at times driving the analysis on more complicated cases with significant direction from a Project Leader/ Manager/ Senior Manager
- CF Associates may manage 1-3 Analysts and take responsibility for sharing appropriate information across work streams. Associates provide feedback and coach Analysts on task execution and role. The expectation is to eventually provide significant direction and support to resolve complex issues and effectively manage client and team meetings.

CF Associates are responsible for executing and at times driving the team’s overall answer, final materials, client communication, work planning, and team management on capital markets/corporate finance related projects
- CF Associates are expected to produce high quality, client-ready research and analysis, understanding implications and generating strong business insights
- Ability to think through the impact of any change in one financial metric across financial statements, and impact to valuation. Ability to make sense of financial data, such as reasons for high or low growth, margins, returns, multiples, leverage and accompanying competitive dynamics
- Communicate data, knowledge and insight to the entire team. Generate and screen realistic solutions based on sound reality checks and recommend actionable solutions
- Effectively structure communication of insights from own work stream. Deliver clear and professional presentations to the team/team leaders/managers
- Consistently seek and provide meaningful and actionable feedback in all interactions; recognize different skills and development needs in oneself and work towards it
- Assist on Office Management roles (e.g. recruiting, marketing, training, etc.)

**KINDLY APPLY ONLY IF YOU**:

- Have experience in Corporate Finance, Finance Valuations, Financial Modelling, DCF Modelling, Financial Ratios.
- Have experience in equity side and not much into credit side.
- Are a CA OR MBA. An additional CFA is preferred.
- Have more of valuation experience and less of research.
- Can join in 30-45 days after getting the offer
- Are open to work in Gurgaon.
- Are open to follow a hybrid work model.

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