Senior Associate

Acuity Analytics

Acuity Analytics (the trading name of Acuity Knowledge Partners) is a global, tech-first organisation helping financial institutions and corporates make better decisions through research, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. We combine deep financial services expertise with strong engineering, digital and AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems.

With a team of 7,200+ analysts, data specialists and technologists across 28 locations, we work with more than 800 organisations worldwide to drive efficiency, unlock insight and deliver measurable impact. Our success is built on the strength of our people—by investing in talent, encouraging collaboration and creating room to grow, we enable our teams to do their best work for clients.

Acuity became an independent business in 2019 following its acquisition from Moody’s Corporation by Equistone Partners Europe. In 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake, with Equistone remaining a minority investor—supporting our continued growth and innovation.

For more information, visit www.acuityanalytics.com

Basic Information

Position Title – Senior Associate

Experience Level – min 3-5 Years

Department – Private Markets

Location – Gurgaon

Position reports to – Assistant Director

Job Purpose

Acuity Knowledge Partners has a great opportunity for enthusiastic candidates who have experience in a Financial Modelling, valuation, private equity /investment banking

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting our clients in private equity and debt instrument valuations

• Supporting to develop results-driven strategies, including financial spreading, investment modeling, critical industry or market analyses, competitive benchmarking and opportunity assessments through in depth primary and secondary research

• Supporting our clients on investment valuation using the appropriate methodology (comparable valuation analysis, DCF etc.)

• Supporting our clients with detailed financial models including market sizing, DCF analysis, M&A and LBO models

• Benchmarking companies on various financial and operating parameters to understand industry growth and profitability and tracking compliance metrics (in conjunction with spreading)

• Fixed Income Research - Rich Experience in debt valuation, credit research, including debt analysis, covenant monitoring, cash flow conversion, etc.

• Company profiles, Deep dive industry studies on focus sectors, periodic monitoring of key industry drivers and performance indicators for specific industries

• Investment Memorandum – Creation of Investment memorandums, identifying key investment highlights & concerns, market opportunity, financial analysis, product analysis, arriving at potential valuation of the target company, return & sensitivity analysis

• Interacting with very senior professionals at private equity firms and corporations

• Manage, deliver, and oversee client projects of varying complexity, from inception through to completion, including:

o Understand and scope the client’s requirement

o Estimate efforts and prepare a work plan with timelines

o Leading the problem-solving effort

Liaising with client contacts on sharing progress/ project updates on a day-to-day basis through Zoom/ MS teams.

Key Competencies:

• At least 3-5 year of experience in quantitative analysis including financial modeling, trading comps, transactions comps, benchmarking etc

• CFA, Chartered Accountant, MBA from a top tier business school

• Strong communication skills and experience in client relationship management

• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines

• Finance fundamentals

• Strong analytical skills