Financial/Investment Analyst (South Africa Hiring)
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Date: 1 day ago
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Contract type: Part time
Remote
Position : Financial/Investment Analyst
Client's Industry: Family Trust Business
Working Hours : Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm UK time
Salary Range : Hourly/Part time rate at first and then full-time (Up to 2,500 USD - depends on experience and result of interview)
About The Role
We’re looking for a young, hungry, and flexible Financial Analyst who thrives in environments where data is imperfect and deal flow is dynamic. This role is ideally suited to someone with strong analytical instincts and a passion for understanding what makes small businesses succeed.
This will start as a part-time/hourly engagement due to variable weekly volume (0-10 opportunities/week), with the potential to grow into a more consistent or full-time role based on performance and deal activity.
Key Responsibilities
Client's Industry: Family Trust Business
Working Hours : Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm UK time
Salary Range : Hourly/Part time rate at first and then full-time (Up to 2,500 USD - depends on experience and result of interview)
About The Role
We’re looking for a young, hungry, and flexible Financial Analyst who thrives in environments where data is imperfect and deal flow is dynamic. This role is ideally suited to someone with strong analytical instincts and a passion for understanding what makes small businesses succeed.
This will start as a part-time/hourly engagement due to variable weekly volume (0-10 opportunities/week), with the potential to grow into a more consistent or full-time role based on performance and deal activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and analyze historical financials from private companies with limited documentation
- Normalize earnings and cash flow to evaluate business viability and downside risks
- Build and maintain financial models and forecasts based on minimal inputs
- Conduct desktop-level due diligence and identify red flags
- Assess and compare businesses across industries and regions (US, Europe, LATAM)
- Present concise insights and recommendations to the investment team and board
- Support deal sourcing with financial vetting and pipeline prioritization
- 2-5 years’ experience in financial analysis, investment banking, private equity, search funds, or M&A — with a strong focus on small business deal work
- Comfortable with imperfect or inconsistent data, and able to make logical assumptions
- Highly analytical, opinionated, and able to work independently
- Strong understanding of valuation methodologies, EBITDA normalization, and cash flow forecasting
- Strong presentation and communication skills — can explain insights to non-technical stakeholders
- Must be able to work European hours, including a weekly check-in every Friday at 6 PM Paris time
- Experience working on businesses with $750K-$5M EBITDA
- Exposure to private, founder-led, or family-owned businesses
- Spanish language proficiency is highly desirable (for Latin American opportunities)
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA/CFA a plus, not required)
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