Financial Modelling & Value Creation Analytics Professional

Financial Modelling & Value Creation Analytics Professional

Pan-European Private Equity/Credit Fund, London

Attractive salary

Location: Central London

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The Opportunity:

Finatal is working with a Pan-European private investment firm that is looking for a driven and commercial individual to join the Analytics team.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional modelling skills and a desire to move over to the buy-side in a private equity environment.

The Role:

• The Analytics team leads on data analysis to drive reporting and strategic decision-making at both asset and portfolio level.
• The team works closely with the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Teams to identify opportunities/risks and implement strategic value-add projects that require a thoughtful and logical approach backed by robust analysis.
• The team also owns core investment management responsibilities in relation to driving the portfolio valuation strategy, leading on quarterly investor reporting and (alongside Asset Management) updating the fund’s stakeholders as required.
• Identify portfolio opportunities and lead execution of strategic projects across current and future investments, utilising innovative data analytics to provide insights to internal teams and investee companies. Alongside the Head of Analytics, the Lead Data Scientist will develop this function, particularly the data science skillset, as the portfolio grows.

The Requirements:

• Excellent technical proficiency in Excel and financial modelling, and a desire to continue expanding skills in data analytics;
• Proactive and creative approach to come up with ideas and deliver projects;
• Tenacious self-starter and logical problem-solver with the long-term determination to see projects through to the end;
• Commercially strong with the ability to deliver innovative solutions of the highest quality, and able to explain complex and technical matters to others in plain language;
• Exceptional multi-tasker with the ability to manage several high profile projects at once;
• Strong communicator with dynamic leadership skills
• Focused on self-development as well as having the desire to coach, mentor and develop colleagues in the long-term.

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