Financial Analyst

The Role: Financial Analyst

In this position you will play a key role within our business planning and transaction team, providing analytical and strategic support to the Director responsible for Transaction Services. The global nature and diversity of our assignments will provide deep industry experience in a challenging but rewarding role.

As a financial analyst, you will be a team player who is comfortable working in a fast paced, cross-functional and multi-cultural environment. You must be inquisitive, capable of a high degree of analytical rigor and have an exceptional work ethic. Assignments require a highly numerate individual who enjoys problem solving and is able to work with the team to identify key value drivers for a range of business models. With the confidence to work and interact with senior management and external clients, you will deliver work of outstanding quality, both written and oral.

We would expect rapid career advancement for the right candidate as part of a dynamic and growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide detailed financial analysis to inform valuation models and equity/debt investment decisions.
• Build, review and update financial models.
• Undertake benchmarking studies to inform key financial drivers and validate assumptions.
• Lead original and independent research of financial drivers impacting differing business models.
• Contribute to buy- and sell-side due diligence analysis. Work will be both desktop and on site, requiring participation in meetings with external parties.
• Prepare presentations and reports for clients (airports, banks and financial institutions).

The responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature of the work assigned and are not exhaustive. Although the focus will be on financial analysis and transaction support, there is an expectation that the role will support other areas of the business, offering a broad range of experience.

Experience:

The following criteria reflect the key attributes required to undertake the role:

• Graduate with a minimum 2:1 honours degree in a highly quantitative discipline such as Accounting, Finance, Economics or Mathematics.
• CFA or CIMA qualifications (in-progress or complete) are an advantage but not a pre-requisite.
• Experience in banking and/or financial services is desirable but not a pre-requisite.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Good competence in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical skills, rigour and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and simultaneously manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work in a team environment and to work to strict project deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Foreign language skills (fluency) are an advantage.
• An interest in aviation would be beneficial but is not essential.

Other Information:

• This position is based in Woking (Surrey), easily accessible via direct trains from both Clapham Junction (19 min) and London Waterloo (25 min), or by car (A3, M25).
• The majority of work will be undertaken from our offices. However this position will also involve international travel and on occasion working from client offices both in the UK and abroad.
• Further information about the company can be found at www.aviasolutions.com
• AviaSolutions is majority owned by GE Capital Aviation Service - a division of General Electric.
• Candidates are required to provide a covering letter outlining why they believe they should be considered for this position along with a detailed CV demonstrating the required skill sets.

To apply for this role email lisa.ward@aviasolutions.com