Title:               Analyst – Financial and Pricing

Location:        London, UK (Hybrid)

Reports To:    Executive Vice President & Head of Strategic Finance

Current Opportunities

Analyst – Financial and Planning (London)

This London-based position will serve to support the pricing and quantitative analysis function for Amedeo.

Position Details

 

About the Company

Amedeo is a privately owned global leading Aircraft Lessor and Asset Manager and principal investor in aviation based in Dublin, London, and Greenwich, Connecticut. The team has over 140 years of combined experience managing an extensive portfolio of aircraft on behalf of various investors. Amedeo has financed a wide spectrum of aircraft types with long-term relationships with OEMs, airlines and financiers. Amedeo’s ~$2 billion USD portfolio of assets under management consists of all wide-body aircraft held in both private equity (PE) held vehicles and London Stock Exchange (LSE) listed funds. We specialize in originating, managing, financing and trading commercial aircraft.

About the Role

This role primarily will serve to support the pricing and quantitative analysis function for Amedeo, which entails financial analysis of assets, portfolios, credits and companies together with preparing presentations and other materials as well as working on deal financing together with the deal team. This role has a steep learning curve and requires someone who is able to work as part of a small team, take initiative, work well under pressure and has attention to detail with a broad mandate of responsibility.

The successful candidate will a) build financial models in excel, b) actively assist with planning and executing due diligence efforts, writing memoranda, preparing presentations and other materials, c) gain conceptual understanding of the network, organizational structure and working atmosphere of leading aircraft asset management and principal investment in leasing transactions to our customer airlines globally, d) gain experience in capital markets as well as transaction origination and managing aircraft leasing transactions.

Position Description and Key Responsibilities:

  • Developing detailed custom cash flow models to evaluate potential investments through financial (e.g. NPV, MOIC, IRR) and commercial analysis (project risks and their mitigation).
  • Preparing capital structure assessments, performing stress testing and sensitivity analysis for investments.
  • Developing income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements from the projections in the financial models.
  • Analysing market data to identify historical trends and forecasting trends through statistical analysis and regression.
  • Preparing, updating and reviewing of technical, quantitative and graphical content for marketing, prospectus, commercial contracts, sale agreements and other financial documentation.
  • Liaising and working together with multiple executives with financial models and analysis.
  • Liaising with external parties and consultants, such as aircraft appraisers, etc..
  • Post transaction closing keep projected financial models updated with actual data to monitor and evaluate investments (projected vs. actual).
  • Reconcile monthly transactions, invoices paid, reimbursements and other activity between listed funds and the fund accountant/administrator’s records on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy.
  • Reporting daily interest rates on several currencies, exchange rates together with close price, volume traded, market capitalisation on various funds traded on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Reviewing and supporting different business functions involved in producing investor quarterly fact sheets.
  • Providing support to on a day-to-day basis on ad hoc queries/requests raised by all internal and external parties.
  • Conducting credit analysis on potential lessees and other parties as well as updating credit analyses on current lessees; assessing, analysing and interpreting complicated financial information.
  • Producing quarterly market commentary on, for all aircraft types and analysing aircraft values and lease rates and trends forecasted.
  • Extracting data from Bloomberg and Reuters to be used in credit analysis papers and reports. Clear understanding of how derivatives, futures and hedge work and ability to calculate the value of such upon early termination.
  • Staying abreast of market intelligence news and trading activity in the aviation sector.
  • Develop and participate in briefings to senior management and board members.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

  • Advanced Microsoft Office Skills are essential – in particular Excel, (e.g. IndexMatch, Macros, etc.) and PowerPoint.
  • High standard of written and verbal English. Able to communicate complex issues in a simple and accessible way at all levels (including internal stakeholders, board members, etc.)
  • Must have strong numerical skills and be comfortable preparing, analysing and critiquing data.
  • Candidates with some experience are preferred.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
  • Detail oriented and takes ownership for the accuracy and timeliness of work product
  • Proven ability to work independently as well as excellent communication skills to work as part of a team and recognise the benefits of working in a collaborative environment.
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines when required.
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible with work hours to participate on internal calls with global locations, and to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively work with departments throughout the organisation.
  • A dedicated professional, committed to delivering superior service through having an open disposition and a willingness to engage, learn and develop.
  • Willing to play a full role in ensuring the success of the team and the wider group.
  • Energetic and positive with an upbeat attitude.

 

To join the Amedeo team, email your resume to info@amedeo.aero