Overview:

Our client is a prominent organization dedicated to advancing Africa's agricultural economy by connecting investors with sustainable agribusinesses. They are seeking an Investment Analyst to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing the economic drivers of agricultural property performance, including forecasting and trend analyses, and assessing financial opportunities related to current or potential agricultural property investments. Under the guidance of experienced team members, the Investment Analyst will conduct investment analyses, prepare investment proposals for the Investment Committee, and assist in transaction execution.

Responsibilities: The position will include but is not limited to the following outputs:

• SPV Financial Modelling and Analyses
  • Build and maintain financial models.
  • Consolidate information from other different sources and to prepare annual budgets and updated forecasts throughout the year.
  • Interact with farmers/operator, lenders, government agencies and other financial advisors and as needed, perform all necessary modelling sensitivities to include changes to capital structure, biological asset portfolio and potential Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Monitor SPV's by assisting with registering of water rights, sub-leases post-acquisition, legal contracting, further development costs post-acquisition etc.

• Financing Structures
  • Build the Discounted Cash Flow model of the SPV's by obtaining production forecasts, production costs and pricing from the operator and validating these assumptions to industry standards
  • Reassess the WACC assumptions and other valuation assumptions in determining the DCF valuation
  • Work closely with operators/tenants and sellers to create a financing structure addressing the needs and requirements of all stakeholders
  • Develop Term Sheets and Risk Registers and maintain common understanding among the parties involved
  • Along with Senior Management, serve as internal lead for all investments by preparing materials, coordinating meetings, answering operator requests, overseeing due diligence sessions, preparing presentations, drafting of investment proposals and updates

• Acquisitions
  • As member of acquisition team, evaluate the accretion / dilution of potential acquisitions or divestitures and prepare materials for acquisition team and Senior Management Team
  • Participate in internal meetings with acquisition team and Senior Management Team to discuss evaluations, deal structuring or termination, bid alternatives, purchase/sale agreements
  • Coordinate with Operations and CFO to determine appropriate operating and financing assumptions
  • Participate in data rooms and acquisition conferences

• Portfolio Analysis
  • Build the portfolio analysis for SPV's that you are responsible for
  • Tasks include annual financial information of the Propco, Opco, updated IRR, production estimates
  • Assist Investor Relations with industry presentations
  • Assist other departments (Accounting, Operations) with corporate model outputs and presentations as needed

Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting or Investment Finance (Strong academic credentials)
• CFA or CA preferred
• 2-5 years relevant experience (Investment Banking, Private Equity etc)
• Must have some experience
• Experience in Real Estate investment or Agricultural Finance in a banking environment will be very beneficial

Skills and Competencies:

• Advanced and Exceptional Excel Skills
• Proficient in an array of software applications
• Writing of Investment memorandum
• Building financial models
• Read financial statements and provide accurate summary
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to feedback to the Investment Committee knowledgably and confidently
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage workload proactively
• Exceptional numerical reasoning skills (demonstrable)
• Exceptional quantitative and writing skills
• Passionate about investments with a strong commercial focus.
• Excellent company evaluation and private equity valuation skills
• Ability to apply skills creatively to diverse investment opportunities
• Determination
• Self-motivation
• Time management
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Analytical skills
• Teamworking skills
• Problem-solving skills

Desired Skills:

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Statements
• Investment Analysis
• Investments
• Private Equity