Senior Associate, Valuation & Strategic Analysis
About The Position
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, education, and technology companies across North America and Europe. Providence combines its partnership approach to investing with deep industry expertise to help management teams build exceptional businesses and generate attractive returns. Since its founding in 1989, Providence has invested over $36 billion across more than 175 private equity portfolio companies. With its headquarters in Providence, RI, the firm also has offices in New York, London, Boston, and Atlanta. As a member of the Valuation & Strategic Analysis team, one of your primary responsibilities will be to assist with the quarterly valuation of Providence Equity’s portfolio companies, in accordance with ASC 820. You will also work with other teams, including finance, investment, and investor relations, to assist with various financial planning and analysis projects. These projects include fund performance analysis, LP requests, fundraising, and benchmarking.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics
- 2 - 3 years' experience
- Strong analytical, comprehension, and problem-solving skills, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
- High degree of professional maturity; ability to work independently and interact with all levels of the business
- Ability to master new tasks quickly
- Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment
- Demonstrated commitment to outstanding results
- Strong Excel Skills
Nice To Haves
- MBA ideal but not required for role
Responsibilities
- Assisting with valuation analysis on a wide range of portfolio companies within Providence’s core sectors of media, communications, education and technology
- Preparing materials for financial reporting and fundraising purposes
- Supporting new fund launches and responding to investor due diligence requests
- Creating ad hoc reports for various departments throughout the firm including senior leadership
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
