Portfolio Valuation & Analytics Co-Op - Generalist

Audax Group•Boston, MA

4d•$24 - $28

About The Position

Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. With approximately $42 billion of assets under management and more than 475 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital. For more information, visit the Audax Group website www.audaxgroup.com. or follow us on LinkedIn . POSITION SUMMARY: Audax Private Equity deal team members are supported by professionals in several key functional areas including legal, capital markets, finance/accounting, business development, portfolio support, and IT. Our model allows deal teams to focus their energy and resources on what matters most – building companies and creating equity value for our investors. The Co-Op will play a key role in the Portfolio Valuation & Analytics team, which focuses on portfolio company valuations, portfolio company / fund level analytics, fundraising initiatives, limited partner reporting, investment benchmarking and reporting for the Private Equity business unit, and portfolio company cap table management and reporting. This individual will play a key role in every aspect of the Portfolio Valuation & Analytics team. The individual will assist in the updating, reviewing, and maintaining of Private Equity investment valuations across multiple funds and strategies. Additionally, the individual will work with other Portfolio Valuation & Analytics team members to maintain the integrity of Audax Private Equity portfolio company data within the iLevel system, drive operational processes to support Finance teams, and develop reports and integrated analyses to support decision making across Investment Teams, Finance, and Investor Relations. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player with strong technical skills able to transform concepts into effective, concise, and timely analyses. The Co-Op will work with team members of the Audax Equity Management team to routinely aggregate portfolio company capitalization table information, develop reports and integrated analyses, and develop capitalization table analyses and waterfall models to drive processes and operational improvements. Additionally, the Analyst will have the opportunity to develop dashboards in Power BI to analyze portfolio company and fund level performance, and various industry and economic analysis.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related major
Previous internship or co-op experience in an Private Equity or analytic role
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good understanding of finance, accounting and experience with alternative investments a plus
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize workload
Proven history of process engineering and efficiency improvements
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
The candidate should be advanced in Excel and PowerPoint, specifically in the following areas:
Complex logic formulas (i.e., combining “IF formulas” with other Excel functions)
Advanced combinations of lookup functions (e.g., combinations of offset, index, match, sumproduct, indirect with other excel functions)
Strong PowerPoint presentation skills, with attention to detail and ability to summarize complex ideas to various audiences

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with iLevel, PowerBI, Diligent Equity, PitchBook, DealEdge and/or investment analytics software a plus

Responsibilities

Fundraising & Investor Relations requests Update private equity marketing materials/presentations across various platform strategies and assist in coordination of annual limited partner meetings/semi-annual advisory board sessions, including updating presentation materials, investment summaries, and compiling executive-level summary materials.
Assist in creation and update process of fundraising materials across various platform strategies including quarterly track records and company metrics files, fund performance analyses, ad-hoc limited partner requests, and benchmarking reports for use in outward-facing investor updates.
Analyze investment performance and communicate results to investor relations for use with prospective and existing limited partners; draft semi- annual/annual investment updates and portfolio company write-ups to help our investors better understand their investments.
Quarterly Valuation & Portfolio Review Prepare valuation models for quarterly update process and co-ordinate with investment team members to ensure deadlines are achieved and models function as intended.
Ensure all completed valuation models adhere to relevant accounting standards as well as internal policies and procedures.
Assist in creation and updating of quarterly Valuation Committee presentation materials including details on portfolio company metrics, fund performance analyses and benchmarking analyses.
Update and maintain quarterly valuation summaries as required by co-investors.
Work in conjunction with the portfolio support team to update presentation materials for internal portfolio reviews, including industry specific analyses.
Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, market trends and regulatory changes affecting investments.
Maintenance of private equity portfolio company databases Maintain and ensure integrity of all portfolio company and fund level metrics stored within iLevel portfolio monitoring platform.
Understand functionality of iLevel and provide support to other users within the firm.
Work with investment team members to collect relevant company transaction metrics and materials and review for correctness.
Co-ordinate with Business Development and Analytics team members to confirm consistency of data across different internal platforms and databases.
Process re-engineering and automation to promote efficiency and accuracy Execute operational improvements.
Coordinate with portfolio support team, finance, and IT to refine capitalization tables and business intelligence processes to improve quality and control of data for reporting and analysis.
Document work streams and offer recommendations on efficiency.