Analyst - Asia Pacific Advisory

CrossBoundary Group

About the Firm

Founded in 2011, CrossBoundary is a mission-driven investment firm committed to unlocking the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets. CrossBoundary provides transaction and investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in these markets. Our advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com

What you'll do

CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Analyst to join our Asia Pacific Advisory Practice. We are seeking candidates with 1-3 years of relevant experience working in finance or investment banking.

CrossBoundary is an investment firm. As an Analyst, you will contribute to all aspects of the APAC Advisory Practice, including business development and transaction advisory, alongside involvement in broader company initiatives. As a member of the team, you will actively contribute to a powerful intervention that has the potential for a significant positive impact on investment into emerging markets, in particular, investment that will improve renewable energy deployment in the regions we operate.

Who We Are

The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in frontier markets

• Possess tangible grit, seek differentiation by intentionally taking self outside of comfort zone physically, culturally, and intellectually

• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively through friction and opacity

• Enthusiastic about working, traveling, and living in a challenging environment

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Experience in, understanding of, and interest in working in South Asian markets strongly preferred

• 1-3 years of experience working in the Project Finance, Investment Banking, Top-Tier Consulting Firm.

• Experience working with government clients and stakeholders with demonstrated ability to manage multiple client work-streams with effectiveness

• A critical thinker, current on global events, who is intellectually stimulated to work at the confluence of energy and power, geopolitics, economics, and the environment

• Excellent analytical ability and discipline, ability to think clearly and communicate effectively, solve problems, and a voracious hunger to learn

• Willingness to work and live in a sometimes-challenging environment, and travel when needed

• Understanding of project management principles and able to manage complex combinations of concurrent workstreams

• Ability to split focus on multiple responsibilities and prioritize time appropriately

• Familiarity and comfort with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel

• Proficient in both spoken and written English

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing targeted transaction support, including:

• Supporting the team in project financial modelling / valuation, drafting of investment memorandums, and capital raising

• Supporting complex commercial due diligence assignments

• Performing market research and developing client-facing recommendations

• Sourcing qualified investors

• Advising on the structuring and deployment of innovative financing solutions

• Performing sensitivity analyses and stress testing to examine impacts on valuation

• Prepare presentations with business plans, explanation of management structure, competitive landscape, and financial projection to recommend strategies focusing on renewable energy market in South Asia

• Conducting market, geographic landscape, macroeconomic, regulatory, national policy, and operational assessments

• Maintenance of proprietary transaction tracker and research on sector investment trends

• Supporting business development through proactive opportunity sourcing and relationship building, as well as responding to donor-funded procurements (EOIs and RFPs), including executing technical and financial proposals

• Preparing meeting notes / minutes from engagements with external counterparties

Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we want to hear from you!

Location

Mumbai, India

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to our recruiting@crossboundary.com