Private Equity Analyst

Skill Farm Members are invited to apply for the following role:

Responsibilities:

Being an active part of the teams supporting private equity firms and their portfolio companies in their pre-acquisition and performance improvement activities.

Synthesizing information after research and analysis into high quality client (financial) reports and recommendations;

Contributing to business development activities;

Supporting in production of extensive financial modelling and analysis including cash flow models and projection;

Firm understanding of (PE) business in regards to financial & accounting skills;

Assisting in pitches;

Interacting effectively with clients;

Skills & Qualifications:

Prior experience within a leading strategy/operational Consulting house is highly desirable. If not, we require relevant experience from either within Private Equity, Corporate Finance or Operations;

Strong problem-solving skills and financial background combined with deep understanding of key business and operational drivers;

Excellent analytical, financial modelling, writing and presentation-building skills; attention to details and striving to produce zero-defect deliverables;

Fact-based and analytical approach, solution-focused, action-oriented, determined to make a difference and not afraid to challenge the status-quo; self-starter with entrepreneurial flair;

Familiarity with the private equity lifecycle;

Ability to prioritise - especially in highly pressured situations;

High integrity that is characterised by the ability to deliver messages even when they are difficult to hear;

Excel modelling skills - structure data within Excel in a way to draw conclusions and support timely decision making with our clients;

Ability to quickly understand and piece together very vast or very limited amounts of data and to draw certain conclusions/actions from it;