Associate, Entrepreneurial Private Equity/Special Situations Investor, London, UK - PER, Private Equity Recruitment

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    About our client

    Our client is a private equity / special situations investor focused on public-to-private opportunities in listed UK and European companies in the mid-market. It is looking for an ambitious and proactive individual to join their small but growing team in London. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join a fast-paced, dynamic environment and actively contribute to portfolio monitoring, as well as support on new investments. What the job involves
    • Assist the CFO with designing and developing an "internal audit" function/framework for current and future portfolio investments
    • To create and maintain centralised databases collating data from each portfolio company such as leverage, covenants and financial / operational performance (both actual and forecast)
    • To provide analysis and insight to support the CEO on the monitoring of investments (trend analysis, outlier analysis, performance versus budget and prior year, potential issues, etc)
    • Act as liaison between the CEO and the CFO of the portfolio companies
    • To participate in portfolio company audit committee meetings, including with auditors
    • To review and critique risk registers of each portfolio company
    • To support the investment team on various matters: initial financial reviews, initial red flag analysis, summary of annual reports highlighting key financial information and significant accounting policies, cash generation, off-balance sheet issues
    Who we are looking for
    • Previous experience in a similar role within private equity or as a qualified accountant in corporate finance or transaction services
    • Strong technical skills and an ability to analyse financial trends
    • Genuine interest in working with the portfolio
    • Strong academic credentials from a leading university

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