Salt Creek Capital is seeking a new Associate to join the firm’s professional team. The successful candidate will be involved in all facets of the investment process, including sourcing & evaluating new investment opportunities, preparing financial models, performing industry & market research, supporting acquisition due diligence, and drafting investment presentations. The Associate will also support numerous aspects of internal firm operations.
Key Responsibilities
Deal origination:
- Initiate and manage various deal sourcing campaigns
- Organize and maintain a robust pipeline of investment opportunities
- Screen and analyze new acquisition opportunities
Transaction Execution:
- Provide support to senior investment professionals for all steps in the investment process
- Responsible for assisting the team with the creation of investment memorandums, conducting due diligence, and coordinating with third-party consultants and vendors
- Manage multiple investment-related projects in a time critical, transaction-oriented environment
- Build financial models and perform valuation analyses
Firm Operations:
- Monitoring key partner communication
- Creating marketing materials and investor presentations
- Tracking and reporting on weekly key performance indicators (KPI’s)
- Supporting portfolio companies in various aspects and with special projects
Career Track
The Associate will have opportunity to either progress as an Investment Professional at the firm over the long-term, or eventually join the leadership team of an SCC portfolio company in an operationally focused role.
Desired Skills and Experience
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree from a top university
- Minimum of two years of experience in investment banking, search fund, corporate finance or management consulting
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills to assess financial statements, develop forecasts and create financial models
- Outstanding business writing and communication skills – e.g. ability and experience authoring complete investment memorandums and/or business plans
- Attention to detail and ability to manage several parallel projects
- Ability to interact with and present to senior level executives with confidence and poise
- Excellent references
Preferred:
- Transactional experience with an interest in taking on an expanding role in transaction execution
- An understanding and appreciation of business operations – we are an operationally focused investment firm
- Master’s degree in Finance or Accountancy
If interested, please apply here.
