Analyst - Corporate Finance CoE

• Corporate Finance teams are part of Corporate Finance and Strategy CoE (CF& CF&S work as innovation partners for Bain s Global strategy practice to enable cutting edge Intellectual property ( Point of view PoV development commercialization and flawless client delivery Our strength lies in our people who are experts across different aspects of the strategy topic vis a vis business and corporate strategy, CEO and leadership ways of working and corporate finance, backed by solid capabilities around research, analytics and stakeholder management
• Corporate Finance team works with Bain teams across the globe with solutions to corporate finance and capital markets related aspects with a wide array of highly customizable offerings and tailored analyses to address key CXO concerns and equip the C Suite with the right tools to shape their agenda on long term shareholder value creation The team conducts financial diagnostics for client companies, codifies Bain s intellectual property and contributes to new intellectual property We work with case teams across geographies and industries however, they focus almost exclusively on Corporate Finance related projects

About you

• 2024 graduates with a specialization in Finance from top-tier colleges.
• Strong academic record with 0-1 year of relevant experience.
• Background in investment banking, equity research, or consulting with corporate finance exposure.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; exposure to Python/GenAI is a plus.

What you ll do

• Strong understanding of financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, underlying valuation principals, ability to connect financial performance to valuations
• 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
• Cross-link different business models and multiple industries key dynamics, using key drivers/KPIs behind operational and financial performance
• Take responsibility for assigned work streams and generate hypotheses. Effectively understand the work plan and execute it
• Identify and apply the relevant analytical tools for own work stream. Ensure error free analysis in own work stream ensuring key questions are answered in a timely manner
• Understand client needs and situations and adapt to case expectations. Show ability to resolve discrete issues and/or drive consensus
• 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
• Proficient in research and analysis, but able to provide solid business judgment to derive answers in situations where data is not easily available or explicitly published
• Has hands on experience in conducting company research, industry research, and investment related research
• May manage simple cases consistently and independentl