Vacancy: Investment Associate
Role overview: Our client is a regional private equity investor focus on mid-market growth capital investments in Eastern Africa.
They are looking for an Associate based in Nairobi to support the team in structuring, evaluating, originating, executing and monitoring investments by performing financial, statistical, business and investment analyses, conducting research, preparing support documentation and assisting in due diligence efforts, and portfolio management..
Major Responsibilities
Assessment, evaluation and management of potential investments to include:
- Quantitative
Historical financial analysis
Commercial analysis of companies
Financial modelling/ projection/ valuation analysis
Measurement of investment returns analysis - Qualitative
Business/ investment analysis & research
Deal issues/ risk/ term/ structure analysis
People/ management (alignment of interests/ conflicts)
Environmental analysis - Investment management
Deal origination, marketing and relationship management
Transaction structuring, negotiation and execution
Portfolio management and analysis
Divestment management and analysis
Practical use of different financial instruments in deal structures
Sourcing and analysing relevant sectoral information
Modelling proposed transactions and writing internal investment papers
Generating performance and valuation reports on existing investments and presentations for specific opportunities
Minimum Requirements:
- Graduate (3.0 minimum) in economics, finance, accounting, business or similar.
- Accredited MBA beneficial
- 4 years work experience in the financial sector
- Strong excel skills and proficiency in MS office suite
- Excellent technical & modelling skills, strong analytical ability
- Additional relevant qualification / some progress in CFA, ACCA beneficial
