Investment Analyst in London

Job Description

Investments Group

Our investments team deploys Vitol and our partners’ capital in commodity related infrastructure on a global basis across value chain.

The team manages the firm’s investment activities, including fundraising, investing and divesting with the goal of maximizing value, while minimising risk.

The group works with senior leadership within Vitol, our joint venture partners and managers of our portfolio companies to design ways of growing and improving the business, determining the optimal capital structure to support a company’s business strategy.

Building on the success of our current team, we now need an Investment Associate to add further bandwidth to the team to identify, evaluate and execute strategic and tactical investment opportunities.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Provide initial investment review and screening of prospective investment opportunities
• Building and maintaining detailed financial and valuation models
• Creating presentations for investment proposals and other purposes
• Delivering first class analysis, insight and research on potential investment opportunities
• Coordinating and conducting due diligence on prospective investment opportunities
• Monitoring existing portfolio companies

Qualifications

• Ideally, postgraduate degree in a technical discipline with an outstanding academic record
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a top-tier global financial institution or private equity fund, ideally focusing on oil and gas across the value chain – notably in the mid and downstream segments, but this is not essential we would consider strong candidates from FMCG and Retail segments of the investment banking division provided they have a real interest in energy
• Strong quantitative, analytical skills, excel and power point capabilities
• Experience in industry due-diligence and financial modelling 
• Participation in investment banking training program
• Understanding of global energy markets preferred

Additional Information

• Vitol is an international company with offices across all continents 
• You will work in a flat and approachable organization
• We are a great place to work. We have an excellent working atmosphere and we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package 
• Onsite gym