- 4-5 years of experience in strategy consulting/investment banking/private equity/research sectors
- Experience in quantitative analysis including basic modelling, trading & transactions comps, benchmarking etc.
- CFA, Chartered Accountant, MBA from a top tier business school
- Strong business fundamentals and knowledge of business analysis skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Dedicated and motivated individuals having demonstrated academic excellence with strong analytical, communication and teamwork skills
- Proven project management skills
Senior Associate - Gurugram, India - Acuity Knowledge Partners
Description
Key Responsibilities
. Analyzing Investment Themes / Strategies: Evaluating attractiveness of the overall sector / geography / company focused investment themes and strategies of the fund
· Investment Opportunity Identification: Identifying 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.
· New Market Identification & Entry Strategies: Identifying new markets for growth through analysis of market size, competitive landscape, growth opportunities and formulating organic and /or inorganic entry strategies
· M&A and Strategic Analysis: Identification and analysis of potential targets through analysis of markets, products, services and financial synergies
· Commercial Due Diligence Support: Commercial due diligence of potential investment through analysis of the market opportunity, target company's business model, its competitive positioning, etc.
· New Product Identification and Marketing Strategies: Market segmentation, product benchmarking, pricing studies, competitor analysis to identify best of breed strategies for investee companies.
· Industry Dashboards: Periodic monitoring of key industry drivers and performance indicators for specific industries
· 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 triggers
· Project Management: Project structuring, planning, conceptualizing output.
· Client Management: Understanding project request, discuss project, negotiate deadline, handling client queries.
· Quantitative Skills: Quantitative support including industry or market analyses, competitive benchmarking, and opportunity assessments. Valuation analysis through income method and multiples driven technique (Relative Valuation analysis). Experience in credit research, including debt analysis, covenant monitoring, cash flow conversion, etc.
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· Behavioral Competencies