Investment Analyst

Sewell Wallis are currently partnering with a unique investment business based in Sheffield.

Offering someone the opportunity to join a small team and hold an influential role. A huge amount of accountability within the position and autonomous working to provide honest, transparent appraisals to companies seeking investment.

This role is suited to someone open minded, with adaptability and the eagerness to succeed and develop your skills and get invovled in various aspects of the wider business including colleague training, development and environmental goals for future.

What will you be doing?

• Appraising and analysing investment opportunities by interview with client company directors and advisors; by appropriate due diligence investigations; and preparing sanction papers for presentation to the Investment Committee.
• Ensuring that client companies are monitored so that any problems or opportunities are brought to the attention of the Investment Director for attention.
• Assisting client companies to achieve their objectives and work towards a successful exit.
• Assisting with the maintenance of appropriate investment records and preparing reports accordingly.
• Assisting the Investment Director and the Investment Team achieve the Company's economic regeneration aspirations and in doing so liaising with different stakeholders including other funders, government bodies, development agencies, local authorities etc.
• Supporting the regional teams with business development and marketing.

What skills are we looking for?

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
• The successful candidate will be moving from either a Corporate Finance background or you will have industry experience and use to delivering financial information to senior stakeholders.
• The ideal candidate will have practical experience building forecasts to help raise funding for businesses.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

What's on offer?

• A market competitive salary.
• Company car or cash alternative.
• Bonus scheme (up to 20% of basic salary).
• Defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution).
• Annual Pay Review.
• 35 day holiday including Bank Holidays.

To apply please contact Hannah Sharp, or send your CV below.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.