INVESTMENT ANALYST, JOHANNESBURG

Finance / Accounting
Johannesburg – Gauteng

INVESTMENT ANALYST

JOHANNESBURG

12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT

DEADLINE – 5 November 2026

Reports to – Fund Manager

Overview:

To provide support function to Investment Associates on all areas of transaction execution.

Responsibilities:

To assess, package and recommend UIF transactions to committees for approval.

Transaction execution

•                    Applies standard investment analysis (under the advice / assistance of senior team members) on deal structuring techniques, market analysis and valuation principles. ✓ Provide comprehensive financial analysis, using approved financial modelling tools, to the Deal Team on transactions presented.

✓ Analyse, compile and report on market information on a deal-by-deal basis.

✓ Provide comprehensive valuation analysis on all transactions in order to mitigate risks and the parties it supports by using industry best practice in valuation analysis.

✓ Mobilise, coordinate and guide internal and external resources to appraise deals / applications.

✓ Leverage relationships within the industry to create on-going industry analysis inflow from other institutions.

✓ Manage and influence internal decision–making and project process to obtain investment approval.

•                    Develop a broad knowledge (of corporate finance / private equity macro environment, sector, and

✓ other specific transaction dynamics) to support the team in identifying and recommending appropriate mitigation measures on key risk issues.

✓ Partake in due diligence exercises at the request of the senior deal team member, using approved processes and principles as outlined in the due diligence scope.

Provide commentary on innovative / optimum / appropriate finance and legal structures for each investment deal ensuring long term sustainability / viability of the project to the benefit of the clients.

Minimum Experience/Skills Required:

•                    Generalist in corporate finance with some experience in private equity.

•                    An expert Analyst demonstrating a good to high command of the abilities required to

perform the role.

•                    Minimum of 2 years Financial Analysis experience.

Qualifications Required:

•                    B Com Hons or Engineering Degree

Personal Attributes:

•                    Ability to place oneself outside a situation

•                    Take all the relevant information into consideration and draw conclusions

•                    The exchange of information or the planning of joint efforts by a group

•                    The ability to plan, organise, lead and control in the work environment to

achieve business objectives

•                    The ability to apply project management planning techniques to conduct

effective planning of workout puts and distribution of resources equitably

•                    Accuracy

•                    Analytical

•                    Initiative

•                    Enthusiasm

•                    Commitment

•                    Hard work

Please Note: Should you not receive feedback within 3 months, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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