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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Evaluate new investment opportunities and conduct comprehensive financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence. Support portfolio company management teams with strategic planning, operational improvements, and performance monitoring.
Job details
The Opportunity: ONCAP is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join its investment team in Toronto. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full investment lifecycle, from origination through to exit, and to gain exposure to strategic and operational initiatives within portfolio companies. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, collaborative team, investing out of ONCAP’s $1.3 billion fund focused on mid-market opportunities across North America. Key Responsibilities: Evaluate new investment opportunities in the Consumer, Services, and Industrials sectors. Build and prepare financial and operating models (e.g., DCF, LBO), conduct valuation benchmarking, and prepare investment memoranda. Conduct company and market research, capital structure analysis, and advanced financial/statistical modeling. Support due diligence processes, including coordination with external advisors on legal, commercial, and market workstreams. Tasks may include assessing industry structure, company past performance, quality of the management team, and evaluation of the expected investment merits and risks. Support portfolio company management teams on strategic planning, M&A, operational improvements, and capital structure optimization. Monitor and report on portfolio company performance, providing data-driven insights and recommendations. Collaborate with team members to foster a high-performing and inclusive team culture. Candidate Profile: 2-4 years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, or a related field. Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related discipline. Strong financial modeling and valuation expertise with demonstrated investment judgment. Deep intellectual curiosity and interest in business, finance, and investing. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail. High degree of professionalism, maturity, and interpersonal effectiveness. A proactive, self-starter mindset with strong organizational and problem-solving skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Additional Information: This posting is not for a current vacancy. It is intended as an expression of interest for future opportunities in this area, should they arise. The anticipated compensation for this position will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relative experience, education level attained, certification(s), geographical location, etc., to account for local market conditions. Please note, in accordance with applicable Ontario employment and privacy laws, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools may be used in the hiring process to screen, assess, or otherwise select applicants; however, these tools will not be relied upon exclusively when making any hiring decision. #LI-DNI
What you’ll do
Evaluate new investment opportunities and conduct comprehensive financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence. Support portfolio company management teams with strategic planning, operational improvements, and performance monitoring.
Requirements
Requires 2-4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or a related field. Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, or a related discipline.
Listed skills
- Communication · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Financial modeling
- Valuation
- Due diligence
- Investment analysis
- Market research
- Capital structure analysis
- Strategic planning
- M&A
- Operational improvements
- Data-driven insights
- Investment memoranda
- DCF
- LBO
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Organizational skills
- Management
- Coordinating
- Problem Solving
- Benchmarking
- Investments
- Detail Oriented
- Artificial Intelligence
- Finance
- Professionalism
- Customer Service
- Strategic Planning
- Self-Starter
- Self-Motivation
- Private Equity
- Market Research
- Team Oriented
- Due Diligence
- Memos
- Financial Modeling
- Corporate Finance
- Market Opportunities
- Investment Banking
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Statistical Modeling
- Business Economics
- Leveraged Buyout
- Capital Structures
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Investment Associate
- Financial Planner / Investment Consultant
- Financial and Investment Advisers
- Personal Financial Advisors