Investment Analyst

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• Analyze financial statements and projections, build financial models, and run sensitivities, with accountability for factual accuracy.
• Identify data collection needs to support the assessment of financial, operational, development impact, and market information as well as relevant ES&G matters. Coordinate with the client to obtain needed information.
• Perform credit and integrity risk rating assessments, covenant compliance reviews (debt), and valuations (equity), and monitor changes to risk flags for determining performance assigned to a portfolio, with supervision.
• Prepare sector mapping to target potential clients and business opportunities.
• Prepare routine portfolio monitoring reports and generate needed data from multiple sources. Contribute to the development of high-quality specific Upstream initiatives and interventions through research, analytical, and operational work.
• Additional duties:
• Gather and summarize project, sector, and country benchmarking information to be used to capture lessons learned, with accountability Gather and summarize benchmarking information that will be used to capture lessons learned.
• Assist in preparing analytical sections of country and sector strategies and client pitchbook.
• Identify key stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG) as input to business development and client engagement planning.
• Gather and analyze data to support assessment of project development impact.
• Prepare industry and market research as input to Country Private Sector Diagnostics.

• Bachelor’s or MBA/Masters/CFA in corporate finance, M&A, Private equity, Strategy consulting and at least of 2-3 years of relevant experience. 
• Ability to conduct market and industry research and analysis.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize debt pricing benchmarks and equity trading comparable.
• Demonstrated skill in financial statement analysis, accounting, finance, financial modeling, DCF, and comparable company analysis to support informed decision making.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, thoughtful scenario analysis, and diligence in the quality of one’s own work.
• Fully understands the financial aspects of investment or advisory transactions, including how to conduct market analysis and determine financial soundness of company or project opportunity.
• Ability to develop complex financial models 
• Keen interest in development finance and multicultural environments 
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing 
• Fluency in English required and proficiency in French and/or Arabic are preferred

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