Sr. Analyst/Associate
Make an impact at a global dynamic investment organization
When you invest in your career at CPPIB, you become part of one of the fastest growing institutional investors in the world, with current assets under management valued in excess of $180 billion. Guided by our purpose to invest on behalf of 18 million contributors and beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan, we are independent, accountable and focused on performance.
At CPPIB, you can look forward to:
- Working with world-class talent with diverse backgrounds and deep experience.
- A team-oriented approach that recognizes high performance and values integrity.
- Global career development opportunities with offices in Toronto, London and Hong Kong and future offices in New York and São Paulo.
- Building a diverse, actively managed investment portfolio with a long-term approach.
If you share our sense of purpose, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPPIB.
We are currently recruiting for a full-time Senior Analyst or Associate to join the Relationship Investments group within the Public Market Investments Department in Toronto. The Relationship Investments group provides strategic capital in the range of $100 million to more than $1 billion to public companies to help finance acquisitions, fund organic growth, facilitate shareholder transitions or recapitalize balance sheets. Reporting to the Vice President – Head of Relationship Investments, the Senior Analyst / Associate will work on deal teams to evaluate potential relationship investment opportunities, conduct due diligence and other forms of research, develop investment recommendations, and evaluate potential deal structures via multi-faceted financial models. The Senior Analyst / Associate will also be responsible for ongoing analysis related to portfolio companies and monitoring investments, and is expected to establish mutually constructive relationships with the other investment groups within the CPP Investment Board. Typically, Associates are expected to fulfill their responsibilities with greater independence levels than Senior Analysts, and they possess greater levels of prior work experience.
Role Specific Accountabilities:
Analyze Investment Opportunities
- Research, analyze, and evaluate investment opportunities and conduct screens for potential investee companies globally
- Build complex financial models to analyze investment opportunities and test assumptions and sensitivities
- Perform due diligence on potential investee companies, including past and projected financial performance, quality of management teams, investment merits and risks, expected returns, regulatory environment, industry dynamics and other relevant factors
- Review third party due diligence reports (legal, accounting, industry strategic reviews, environmental, etc.)
- Perform valuation analysis, including DCF models, precedent transactions, comparable company analysis, and relative value compared with the benchmark
- Meet with company management to review past performance, strategy, outlook, regulatory and industry issues, and other applicable topics
- Assist in drafting and presenting investment recommendations, taking into account due diligence and analysis of opportunities
Execute Relationship Investments
- Liaise and build relationships with potential intermediaries
- Interface with third party advisors providing due diligence advice
- Monitor investments
- Coordinate with CPPIB Investment Finance and Operations teams with respect to monitoring investments
- Analyze ongoing financial performance of investee companies and industry peers
- Assist in evaluating potential exit strategies and updating valuation models
- Represent the CPP Investment Board externally
- Review, analyze, and comment on investment recommendations prepared by other members of the team
- Be able to assist in campus recruitment initiatives and networking events
If you possess the following, we’d like to hear from you:
- The ideal candidate will possess 2-3 years (Senior Analyst) or 3-5 years (Associate) of experience working for an investment bank, management consulting, investment management, public accounting or private equity firm
- Undergraduate degree (Senior Analyst) and an MBA (Associate)
- Achieved high levels of academic performance and exhibit intellectual curiosity
- Strong research, analytical, financial modeling, valuation, problem solving skills and ability to think creatively
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Solid verbal and written communication skills
- Exhibit strong attention to detail and accuracy while meeting deadlines and working under pressure
- Candidates must be comfortable with changing priorities and new challenges in their role
- Willingness to travel
- Knowledge of additional languages is an asset
- Successful candidates must exemplify the CPP Investment Board’s guiding principles of high performance, integrity, and partnership
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At CPP Investment Board, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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