Senior Quantitative Analyst/ Sr. Financial Analyst for a Global Professional Services Firm

Vertical Careers, Inc.

Senior Quantitative Analyst/ Sr. Financial Analyst for a Global Professional Services Firm

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Senior Quantitative Analyst [Sr. Financial Analyst]

    Our Client, a $3B+ global professional services firm located in DTLA. They are stable and continuing to hire despite the impact of COVID19; however, will be a lot more selective so PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO APPLYING.

    SUMMARY:

    The company offers a generous total compensation package. Bonuses are awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance. Benefits include healthcare, life and disability insurance, flex spending accounts, a 401k plan, etc.,10 paid holidays, and a PTO program that accrues 20+ days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.

    As a Senior Quantitative Analyst at firm, financial models include but are not limited to proforma capitalizations, liquidation waterfalls, merger consideration spreadsheets, voting models, and IPO S-1 models. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining training materials as well as mentoring and training our team of analysts and associates so they can provide modeling assistance as the need arises, while accomplishing these and other critical functions:

    • Engaging with Attorney deal teams on transactions which require financial modeling support, including proforma capitalizations, liquidation waterfalls, merger consideration spreadsheets, voting models, and IPO S-1 models
    • Advising the internal deal team using the knowledge gained from this analysis, answering any questions that may arise regarding the data and/or analytical methods, and assumptions used to build the work product
    • Producing client-ready financial models and effectively communicating analysis and work product to the Partners and Associates on the transaction as well as to the external clients, on an as-needed basis
    • Maintaining detailed records documenting procedures, methodologies, and sources of information employed while performing analytical tasks
    • Ensuring timely delivery of accurate and professional work product
    • Participating in learning education classes related to quantitative analysis work.
    • Developing and maintaining training materials such as reference guides, training presentations, library of training exercises, and tip sheets; training, mentoring, and coaching junior analysts on this work stream
    • Maintaining professional image within the Finance and Accounting department and project the same image to those outside the department
    • Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for co-workers
    • Helping recruit, develop, and mentor other analysts

    As a Senior Quantitative Analyst, the successful Senior Analyst will possess excellent leadership skills including: organizing, planning, problem-solving and decision-making, displaying the ability to lead large, long-term, and complex projects from inception to completion and the ability to develop alternative solutions to meet goals. The Senior Analyst will also maintain flexibility with respect to assigned tasks due to changing deadlines, changing deliverables and changing task priorities. Excellent analytical skills are desired, as well as the ability to work independently to research, analyze, and develop financial information. The ideal Senior Analyst must display the ability to draw conclusions from analysis, make recommendations to management, and display the ability to learn and apply new skills quickly and effectively.

    • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field is required.
    • Financial / industry qualification (CFA) is desired.
    • 5+ years of related analytical experience at a professional services organization in corporate finance, consulting, investment banking (iBanking) or Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), as well as experience working on ad-hoc requests and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment is desired.
    • Proficiency with a PC environment and related software and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is desired.

    Please confirm if you have the following experience:

    1\. Do you have experience developing proforma capitalization models?

    2\. Do you have experience with liquidation waterfalls?

    3.Do you have experience with merger considerations?

    4\. Do you have experience with IPO S-1 models?