Description:
As a Senior Analyst, Infrastructure Investments in our Montreal office, you will work with a team of highly motivated professionals who pursue investments and manage a portfolio of infrastructure assets globally. You will be involved in all aspects of the investment process including research, origination, due diligence and analysis of investment opportunities, transaction execution, financing, and asset management.
As a Senior Analyst, Infrastructure Investments, you’ll be involved in the following:
Assessment of Infrastructure Investment Opportunities and Transaction Execution
- Perform comprehensive analysis of investment opportunities and assess investment thesis, including key merits and risks
- Assess target companies' historical and projected financial information, strategic positioning and value proposition, industry dynamics, regulatory environment and other pertinent factors
- Participate in the preparation, support and recommendation of equity valuations for target companies:
- Support the development of detailed operational and financial models for DCF valuation, determine and substantiate key valuation assumptions and conduct sensitivity analyses on main value drivers
- Prepare analysis to form a view on an appropriate expected return, commensurate with the level of risk embedded in the underwritten business plan
- Research relevant public information available on listed comparable companies and precedent transactions, use key findings to benchmark valuation
- Participate in or support key due diligence activities conducted on target companies, including coordination and review of the work performed by third-party advisors (commercial, technical, legal, financing, accounting, tax, environmental, etc.)
- Support the preparation of investment memorandums and presentation of recommendations to the investment committees
Monitoring and Active Management of Portfolio Investments
- Monitor periodic financial and operating results and explain management plan variance
- Prepare various ad hoc analyses of portfolio companies’ performance and trajectory
- Support and participate in the portfolio companies’ periodic valuation process
- Work alongside management teams to assess and execute investment opportunities, capital projects or refinancing activities pursued by portfolio companies
- Support review of portfolio companies’ strategic alternatives and exit opportunities
Supporting Business Development Initiatives
- Keep abreast of important industry developments and publications and disseminate relevant information to the rest of the team
- Conduct industry research and analysis to assist in the identification of investment opportunities in the infrastructure sector
- Perform ad hoc deep dive research, prepare supporting analysis, attend conferences, interact with industry experts
Note: the position requires travel.
What You’ll Need
We are looking for a team player who enjoys a high-performance culture and has strong interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate would have one (1) to three (3) years of working experience where the emphasis has been on developing a solid understanding of topics such as financial statements, corporate finance, M&A and valuation, analytical and modelling skills as well as critical thinking.
In more detail, here’s what we’re looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, with an outstanding academic achievement
- Completion or current pursuit of a master's degree or professional designation (CA, CFA, CBV) would be an asset
- One (1) to three (3) years of relevant financial analysis, accounting, modelling, valuation and/or transactional experience in consulting, investment banking, financing, investing or corporate development
- Experience in the infrastructure and/or energy sectors, considered an asset
- Strong understanding of financial statements, expertise in financial modeling, excellent analytical skills, and sound critical judgement
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools (more specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and financial analytical tools and databases such as Capital IQ and Bloomberg
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work well under pressure and maintain attention to detail with multiple competing deadlines
- Being a team player who enjoys a high-performance culture, ability and desire to coach junior resources
- Good communications skills in English and French (or willingness to learn) (regular interactions in English with investment partners based outside of Quebec Example: peers, bankers, brokerage firms, etc. and PSP employees in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)