Experienced Analyst, Transaction Opinions
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Duties & Responsibilities:
Lincoln International is seeking Analysts to join our rapidly growing Transaction Opinions team within our Valuations & Opinions Group (VOG). Successful candidates have strong cognitive and interpersonal abilities, want to develop their professional and personal skills and are motivated by the prospect of building a leading transaction opinions practice in a fast-paced, growth environment.
The Transaction Opinions’ Analyst position within the Valuations & Opinions Group provides an excellent opportunity to gain transactional experience as well as build a corporate finance toolkit through a mix of engagements for public and private companies as well as leading private equity firms in connection with M&A, restructuring, recapitalization, and spin-off transactions as well as board or special committee advisory situations where we are delivering advisory services, including fairness and solvency opinions or valuations. The Transaction Opinions’ Analyst serves as one of the analytical and organizational anchors for our deal teams. Responsibilities at Lincoln International are often more entrepreneurial than at other firms providing self-motivated individuals with many opportunities to contribute to a dynamic and growing platform. Successful Analysts are assertive, motivated self-starters with the desire and potential to succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
We envision the Valuations and Opinions Analyst will be initially tasked with the following:
- Preparing and completing financial models and sophisticated valuation analyses, such as comparable public companies, precedent M&A transactions, or discounted cash flow analyses
- Analyzing, reviewing, and navigating SEC filings (8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, etc.), investor presentations, equity research reports, and other information resources to calculate trading and/or transaction multiples
- Researching market and transactional data and trends to assist the team with synthesizing market insights and in support of engagements, client pitches white papers, or market perspectives pieces to be published by the firm
- Assisting with the preparation of client deliverables and client discussion materials
- Working closely with Lincoln deal teams, consisting of senior officers, and clients to ensure that work streams remain aligned to project plan or transaction timelines
- Maintaining proprietary valuation databases
- Preparing marketing materials for meetings with potential or existing clients
Qualifications:
The Transaction Opinions’ Analyst position at Lincoln International is extremely challenging, offers an excellent learning experience and provides a solid foundation upon which an individual can build a future business career. Interested candidates should meet the following requirements:
Professional and Cultural Characteristics:
- Authentic individual with high integrity, whose personal and professional values are consistent with Lincoln’s Culture Statement (Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integration, Collaboration, Integrity)
- Assertive, articulate, and self-motivated, can manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong collaborator who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment
- Driven and ambitious professional who gains satisfaction from achieving personal and team goals
- Ability to demonstrate good judgment and handle highly confidential information in a professional manner
Additional Qualifications:
- Excellent foundation of corporate finance knowledge with advanced understanding of financial statements and various valuation methodologies (DCF, comparable company analysis, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics from top tier institution; strong academic record (both undergraduate and graduate)
- Proficiency at financial modeling with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong writing skills and experience with PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
- Effective organizational skills and the aptitude to manage people and work products
- Strong communication skills and experience interacting with teammates and clients
- One year of professional services experience in the financial services industry, such as investment banking, valuations, or accounting is strongly preferred
Additional Information:
Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.
The salary range for this role is $75,000 to $95,000 on an annual basis. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York City and the state of California. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to eligible employees.
You can apply for this role through LinkedIn or Lincoln’s Company Page, or through Lincoln’s Internal Jobs Board if you are a current employee.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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