- Researching specific industries / sectors as part of the transaction evaluation process, including synthesizing findings from consultant research into concise summaries / reports or providing data summaries / charts as appropriate
- Identifying similar transactions (and terms) to proposed transaction
- Identifying potential sources of information or experts to use in the formal due diligence phase
- Processing and analyzing large sets of data related to potential borrowers (customer, financial etc.)
- Execute valuation and financial analysis and conduct industry research
- Breaking down specific industries / segments (issues, participants, recent transactions, capital providers) with goal of identifying potential opportunities for Arena e.g. Litigation Funding
- Companies: finding companies Arena can fund or acquire (portfolio companies)
- Investment memo preparation and deal analysis
- Basics of Financial modeling & correlation between three financial statements
Requirements
The Financial Analyst needs to have significant initiative and the ability to think creatively to “get to the right sources”. They will ultimately have a lot of responsibility in shaping the output of many of the research products created and will work closely with all team members including Managing Directors on a frequent basis. The ideal candidate should be comfortable with data accumulation through various methods (utilizing databases, google searches, etc.), interpreting and presenting data, synthesizing research findings into concise reports / summaries, etc. based on above.
The candidate must thrive as a self-starter, as they will have tremendous autonomy and they should be 100% comfortable with working remotely.
- Financial industry experience; MBA/PGDM in Finance required
- Strong oral and written communication skills & excellent time management
- Computer skills including use of Word /Excel/ Presentation
- Experience 1-2 years
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, and duties may change.
