Investment Analyst

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Description

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• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (industry departments, legal, ES&G, economists, climate, and sector specialists) to develop investment, upstream and advisory projects with potential Japanese clients, and to answer questions from such clients.
• Prepare presentation slides in English and Japanese for business development purposes.
• Contact, arrange, and attend business development meetings with clients. 
• Understand and research different financing needs for potential Japanese clients in multiple industries (e.g., infrastructure, manufacturing, banking, etc.).  
• Prepare investment or advisory committee materials (e.g., memos, contracts, presentation slides, emails) in English for internal processing of new and existing investments, with supervision.
• Analyze financial statements and projections, build financial models, run sensitivities, prepare pricing comparability data, perform equity valuation, and evaluate industry/market data, with accountability for factual accuracy.
• Gather and summarize project, sector, and country benchmarking information to be used to capture lessons learned, 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 for potential investment projects. Prepare a list of questions and coordinate with the client to obtain needed information.
• Attain and leverage basic knowledge of IFC’s policies and procedures to ensure the approval system’s workflow and document requirements are met.
• Identify key stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG) as input to business development and client engagement planning.
• Extract lessons of IFC’s earlier investments or advisory mandates and other evaluative work as relevant to provide input to the structuring of straightforward transactions.
• Multitask, be part of teams, and report to multiple internal stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Be proactive in learning and knowledge sharing and take initiatives to create transactions. 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least of 2-3 years of relevant experience. Related fields of education include business, finance, or economics or an area of expertise specific to a sector, subject matter, or industry specialty. Relevant experience could include a proven track record in business consulting or investment banking, or operational experience in the sector or technical or professional field.
• 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.
• Proactiveness, strong business development and client relationship skills, and ability to focus on client needs effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Fluency in English and Japanese, both verbal and written skills.

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