Financial Analyst

TITLE: Financial Analyst

 

COMPANY BACKGROUND:

 

Black Dragon Capital LLC (“BDC”) is a minority-led, growth driven private equity fund created by technology operating executives with a track record of creating market leading companies and an impressive investment return history.   We seek to benefit from a diverse perspective combined with high performance operating and investment executives. We hire and promote based on merit, without bias, and make a genuine effort to ensure we have a diversified team that aligns with the diversity of our portfolio companies and their clients. We intend to maintain over 65% of our team members as culturally or gender diverse , and work hard to foster a supportive and welcoming workplace. BDC focuses on the areas where it has direct operating and investment expertise that include technology investment opportunities in industries disrupted by the impact of digitization on individuals, groups and enterprises in ecommerce, financial services, and sports and media. Our operationally focused fund has driven above market returns by creating unique sourcing, funding, recruiting, growth and return opportunities.

 

BDC is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our fund’s expanding team, responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on multiple components of the fund’s existing and future investments. For example, supporting our partners and directors in measuring and monitoring a portfolio company’s transformation plan or performing due diligence on a potential acquisition.

About You:

 

You’re comfortable working in a dynamic, and high growth Tech environment. You love developing financial models. You are great at pulling operational company data and analyzing it to ensure the current system or process is being optimized. You are an expert in Excel with solid PowerPoint skills as you have built multiple financial or investment decks. You have a bachelor’s in finance or accounting from a good school and strong academic record - likely a GPA above 3.5. You have experience working in accounting and finance either within an accounting firm, investment bank, consulting firm or corporate business. If you’ve worked at a Private Equity firm, great but it’s not required because we could teach you. You’re not only comfortable in a small firm environment, you thrive in one because you are a self-starter with the versatility, organization, and discipline to work on multiple projects simultaneously. You have the financial and business acumen to work autonomously but also have a passion to achieve more by collaborating with other high performing individuals. Does this sound like you? If so, please read on because we want to hear from you!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working with senior investment professionals on deal execution, including comprehensive due diligence, structuring, and supporting negotiations on private equity investments.
• Monitoring the firm’s existing portfolio companies including performance dashboards.
• Ensuring our portfolio companies’ transformation plans are going smoothly by ensuring we are meeting the AOP.
• Preparing detailed periodic and ad hoc decks. Additionally, prepare high-level reporting and presentations for the CEO, managing director, and investment committee.
• Preparing synergy models for companies that we are looking to acquire.
• Analyzing financial statements that prospective companies provide and use them to calculate their valuations.
• Obtaining the highest quality data available for our market segments and industries.
• Delivering transparent and organized performance data for transformation plans with clear and well-thought-out analyses and reports.
• Assisting in firm’s business development efforts, such as attending industry conferences and generating leads for potential acquisition.
• Supporting the firm’s senior investment professionals in a variety of ongoing and ad hoc tasks and projects as well as several other duties not included in this job description.