Senior Associate - Due Diligence

Acuity Knowledge Partners

2 - 5 years

5 - 11 Lacs

Gurgaon

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Skills Required

Due Diligence Financial Modelling Valuation DCF investment memorandum

Work Mode

Hybrid

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

Role & responsibilities

Understanding companys business model, evaluating market size, identifying growth drivers, analyzing trends, SWOT analysis , competition position to prepare due diligence decks
Benchmarking companies on various financial and operating parameters to understand industry growth and profitability
Investment Memorandum/ Due diligence documents: Creation of Investment memorandums, identifying key investment highlights & concerns, market opportunity, financial analysis, product analysis, arriving at potential valuation of the target company, return & sensitivity analysis
Familiarity with the analytical methods used in the start-up ecosystem like unit economics and cohort analysis a plus
Financial analysis, including but not limited to:
Analyzing financial statements to check various trends
Comparing performance of companies during business cycles
Ratio analysis, identifying relevant KPIs of the industries
Financial Modelling: creation and updation of detailed financial models including DCF, M&A, LBO Models, trading & transaction comps, valuation analysis via different techniques
Conducting industry research
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.
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
Conducting quality check on projects

Preferred candidate profile

Experience of 2 - 5 years in investment due diligence, industry research, financial analysis, valuation, and benchmarking. Experience in emerging technology (Fintech) a prerequisite
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in client management
Excellent knowledge of MS Office products, such as, Power Point, Excel and Word to deliver the desired output in a creative manner
Strong business fundamentals and knowledge of business analysis skills
Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking skills, as evidenced by extensive experience in utilizing those skills in research and consulting environment. Adept at synthesizing information to generate insights
Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
Proven Project Management skills including Project structuring, planning, conceptualizing output, cross reviewing teams work.
CFA / MBA from a top tier business school would be an added advantage

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