The role requires strong financial analysis, structured thinking and an interest in startups, emerging sectors and technology-enabled businesses.

Key ResponsibilitiesInvestment Evaluation

- Review pitch decks, business plans, financial statements and fundraising proposals.
- Conduct preliminary screening of investment opportunities.
- Assess business models, revenue drivers, unit economics, market potential and scalability.
- Evaluate the strength of the founding team, competitive position and principal business risks.
- Prepare screening notes and recommendations for the investment team.
- Maintain an organised pipeline of prospective investments.

Financial Modelling and Valuation
- Build and review integrated financial models for startups and growth-stage companies.
- Analyse historical performance and management projections.
- Develop revenue, cost, cash-flow and funding requirement forecasts.
- Perform valuation using appropriate methods, including discounted cash flow, comparable companies, precedent transactions and venture-capital methods.
- Prepare dilution, ownership and capitalisation-table analyses.
- Calculate investor returns under different financing and exit scenarios.
- Conduct sensitivity and scenario analysis on key assumptions.
- Clearly distinguish management assumptions from independently developed estimates.

Commercial and Market Research
- Research industries, market size, growth trends and competitive dynamics.
- Evaluate total addressable, serviceable and obtainable markets.
- Analyse customer segments, pricing, distribution and market-entry strategies.
- Benchmark target companies against relevant competitors and comparable businesses.
- Identify regulatory, technological and macroeconomic factors affecting an investment.
- Prepare concise sector notes and market maps.

Due Diligence
- Support financial, commercial and operational due diligence.
- Review financial statements, management information, bank records and tax information.
- Examine revenue quality, customer concentration, gross margins, working capital and cash burn.
- Test key operating assumptions against available evidence.
- Identify inconsistencies, missing information and potential risks.
- Maintain due-diligence request lists and document trackers.
- Coordinate with legal, tax, technical and industry advisers.
- Summarise findings and unresolved matters for the investment team.

Investment Committee Support
- Prepare investment memoranda, valuation summaries and presentation materials.




- Present analytical findings clearly to senior investment professionals.
- Support the preparation of investment-committee meetings.
- Document key assumptions, risks, mitigations and return scenarios.
- Incorporate feedback and update analysis as new information becomes available.
- Maintain appropriate records of investment decisions and supporting analysis.

Transaction Support
- Assist with term-sheet analysis and transaction structuring.
- Model pre-money and post-money valuations, liquidation preferences, anti-dilution provisions and employee-option pools.
- Analyse the effect of convertible instruments and future funding rounds.
- Support management reference checks and stakeholder discussions.
- Coordinate transaction documentation and closing requirements with relevant teams.
- Verify that final economic terms are reflected accurately in the financial model.

Portfolio Monitoring
- Collect and analyse monthly or quarterly portfolio-company reports.
- Track revenue, margins, cash burn, runway and operating performance.
- Compare actual results with budgets and investment-case assumptions.
- Monitor fundraising requirements, milestones and material risks.
- Maintain portfolio valuation and performance records.
- Prepare portfolio-review reports for management and investors.
- Flag performance concerns and funding needs promptly.

Fund and Investor Reporting
- Support fund-level performance analysis and reporting.
- Assist with calculations of invested capital, fair value, realised returns and unrealised returns.
- Calculate and monitor metrics such as IRR, MOIC, DPI, RVPI and TVPI.
- Reconcile portfolio and fund data with finance and administration records.
- Prepare analysis for investor reports and internal management reviews.
- Maintain confidentiality of investor, portfolio and transaction information.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Engineering or a related discipline.
- MBA in Finance, Chartered Accountant qualification, CFA programme participation or a comparable qualification is preferred.
- Solid understanding of financial statements,



corporate finance and valuation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and spoken English.

Experience
- Approximately 1–4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, equity research, corporate finance or financial modelling is preferred.
- Experience analysing startups or growth-stage companies would be advantageous.
- Candidates with strong internship experience in investment analysis may also be considered.

Key Skills
- Financial modelling and forecasting
- Business valuation
- Financial-statement analysis
- Market and competitive research
- Startup unit-economics analysis
- Capitalisation-table and dilution analysis
- Due diligence
- Investment memorandum preparation
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Portfolio-performance monitoring
- Strong numerical and analytical ability
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines

Personal Attributes
- Intellectually curious and commercially aware
- Able to evaluate both opportunities and risks objectively
- Comfortable working with incomplete information
- Willing to question unsupported assumptions
- Highly organised and attentive to detail
- Ethical and discreet
- Proactive and dependable
- Interested in entrepreneurship and emerging business models
- Able to work effectively in a small, fast-paced investment team

Key Performance Indicators
- Quality and accuracy of financial models
- Timeliness of investment screening and due diligence
- Quality of investment memoranda and presentations
- Accuracy of valuation and return analyses
- Identification of material investment risks
- Completeness of transaction documentation
- Timeliness and accuracy of portfolio reporting
- Maintenance of investment-pipeline information
- Responsiveness to investment-team requirements
- Compliance with confidentiality and internal review standards

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit

- Updated résumé
- Brief note explaining their interest in venture capital
- Sample financial model or investment analysis, where available
- Current and expected compensation
- Notice period
- Current location

Pay: ₹365,086.26 - ₹1,190,290.13 per year

Benefits

- Commuter assistance
- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Financial Analyst (Sector 62)
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📍 Sector 62