Senior Associate, Investment Review

Introduction

The Investment Review team is part of Temasek’s Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group, and provides independent evaluations of proposals to invest in private and publicly listed companies across a wide range of industries.

Responsibilities

In co-operation with investment teams, the Senior Associate will:

• Identify and understand key business drivers, due diligence items, valuation and risks to provide a holistic assessment of investment proposal
• Actively participate in due diligence exercises
• Draft presentations summarizing identified risks / issues and articulate findings to investment teams and investment committee members
• Review and build financial models used for company valuations and scenario analysis
• Participate in the review of existing investee companies
• Participate in key ESG initiatives including ESG risk assessment and value impact on investments
• Assist Assistant Vice Presidents / Vice Presidents on institutional projects
  
  

Requirements

• Degree in finance, economics, business administration, accounting or a quantitative discipline
• 2-4 years of experience in PE, M&A investment banking, leveraged finance, management consulting (corporate finance focus), or in a transaction approval and evaluation role
• Substantial experience in conducting diligence and building complex, integrated financial valuation models
• International experience is preferred, but not a requirement
• Strong financial modelling skills (designing, coding and reviewing), including ability to build and manage complex DCF and LBO models
• Detailed understanding of valuation methodologies
• Able to quickly grasp and understand business dynamics and value drivers of target companies across all industries and geographies
• Commercially astute, with ability to think critically and assess an investment proposal in its entirety
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Maturity and diplomatic influencing skills to partner with a wide spectrum of colleagues across the organization, including origination and execution teams
• Confident and strong communication skills. Needs to be able to structure, discuss and present complex issues in an easy to understand manner, including to senior management
• Highly driven, eager to learn and able to work under tight deadlines
• Good team player who puts the team first
• Fluent, but not necessarily native, English skills
• Able to work collaboratively and also able to generate ideas / make decisions on their own