[Hiring] Financial Research Analyst @Arena Investors I Quaestor Advisors

Role Description

• 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
• Finding companies Arena can fund or acquire (portfolio companies)
• Investment memo preparation and deal analysis
• Basics of Financial modeling & correlation between three financial statements

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.

Qualifications

• 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

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