Analyst/Sr Analyst AIF

Job Purpose:

Assist in Origination, due diligence, development, and implementation of commercially viable distressed private equity investment opportunities in the real estate and allied sectors for the achievement of returns targeted by the investors in the fund.

Principal Accountabilities:

1.
Deal Evaluation

• Prepare market reports to identify demand and supply drivers of the deal
• Plan the product type to optimize unit sizes and price for the market
• Develop financial models to test the financial feasibility of the deal under different scenarios
• Identify and prepare key deal considerations that impact financial feasibility
• Prepare the investment committee note for the approval of the deal by the investment committee

2.
Due Diligence

• Coordinate with due diligence vendors to mitigate information gaps
• Control the due diligence process by continuously seeking updates from vendors and managing timelines
• Identify key issues during the due diligence process and working with management to propose mitigating measures

3.
Deal Documentation and Investment

• Coordinate with the tax advisor, legal vendor, and internal legal team to deliver the draft deal documents within agreed timelines
• Propose alterations to the deal documents by working with the management and development partner
• Manage and control the execution of the deal documents by coordinating with internal support teams, external vendors, management, and development partner
• Plan and control the investment into the deal within agreed timelines by coordinating with management and internal support teams

4.
SPV Financial Monitoring

• Establish standards for improving the quality of financial reporting by external accountants and proposing ways to improve the presentation of financials
• Prepare quarterly summary financials of SPVs based on historical financial statements and benchmark them against targets
• Prepare revised forecasts of future periods in financial models to estimate revised returns and funding requirements
• Compare revised investment returns with initial investment returns to assess reasons for variation and highlighting them to the management and development partner (project monitoring committee) for taking up control measures

5.
SPV Funding

• Plan funding requirements of SPVs by evaluating shortfalls in finances and coordinating with external accountant and development partner
• Process infusions in SPVs in timely manner to ensure invoices are paid on time
• Work with management and external vendors to raise debt for SPVs by assessing the impact of debt terms on the business plan, closing information requirements of lenders, and coordinating with internal legal team and external legal advisor for due diligence and review and finalization of transaction documents

6.
SPV Sales and Operations Management

• Coordinate with development partner and external advisors to prepare the project for sales by ensuring adequate approvals from government, facilitating the closure of sales related documentation, and working with sales advisors for the preparation of sales collaterals
• Monitor the sales launch date, monthly sales, and sales price by comparing it with the business plan and highlighting deviations to management
• Manage the onboarding of housing finance providers by closing their information requirements and facilitating them in their due diligence
• Coordinate with development partner to identify issues related to site infrastructure and resolving them by working with the seller of the land

7.
Investor Reporting

• Prepare quarterly investor reports by identifying key developments in projects and providing revised investment returns
• Support and Resolve investor queries pertaining to projects and facilitating them in their monitoring and controlling activities (need basis only)

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification required: Graduate

Stream of Study – Finance

Qualifications preferred: Postgraduate/Master's Business Administration/ CA/ CFA

Work Experience

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience
• Industry experience: Real estate and Infrastructure related experience
• Functional experience: Private equity, Investment banking, Management consulting
• Proficiency in MS excel and MS word
• Report writing
• Experience with stakeholder management