Junior Investment Analyst

Hybrid - 2/3 days a week in the London Office

Role Overview 🚀

We’re looking for a Junior Investment Analyst with a keem eye for detail to join our Investment team. This role will provide pre-investment analysis support to our Investment Team by ensuring that the data collected from our customers are well structured and standardised to enable effective review. It is a great opportunity for a recent finance or accounting graduate to learn how investment decisions are made in a fast-moving fintech business with a clear career path into an analyst role.

Career Progression 📈

At Uncapped, we believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth and progression. In this role, you will gain significant exposure to our due diligence and underwriting processes, paving the way for a future career in risk analysis or due diligence decision-making. As you grow within our company, you'll have the chance to take on greater responsibilities, deepen your expertise and contribute strategically to our Risk/Due Diligence capabilities. We're committed to helping you develop your skills and advance your career within our business.

About Uncapped 👫

Founded in 2019, Uncapped is the fastest, most affordable way for growing online businesses to fund marketing and inventory. The company was born out of frustration with the limited financing options available for UK and European entrepreneurs to finance growth.

Uncapped provides working capital loans to brands and retailers around the world, doing between $10m and $100m in turnover.

Uncapped has raised VC funding from most notable investors including Lakestar, Mouro Capital, Global Founders Capital, White Star Capital, Seedcamp, and All Iron Ventures.

What you will do ✍️

• Providing pre-investment support to the Investment Team - this will involve reviewing data provided by customers and ensuring that they are complete and meet our minimum requirements.
• Transferring relevant information from financial statements or bank statements into investment models and sense-checking model outcomes
• Supporting the due diligence of integrity & accuracy of data provided by customers - liaising with account executives and customers to ensure that the information is gathered and fit for purpose
• Documenting discussions and key actions coming out of the Credit Committee
• Developing knowledge of Uncapped’s investment approach to different business segments
• Participating in ad-hoc project work to improve our investment capabilities
• Assisting in the preparation of due diligence reports, performing KYC and KYB checks to verify businesses and assisting in tracking due diligence timelines and deliverables

Requirements

Who you are 👀

• Previous internship and work experience with a financial institution is a big plus
• Finance or accounting background
• Keen eye for details and the ability to follow processes diligently
• Numerate with good computer skills, with well-developed spreadsheet skills
• Can communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Team player as well as able to work on your own initiative
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise

Benefits

What we offer 🎁

At Uncapped, our people make us successful. We are a start-up with big goals, and we work hard, so we want to give everyone the benefits they really want. We are continually adding to this list as new people join -- here are some of the things you can expect:

• Unlimited holiday: we believe that well-rested and happy people make the best employees
• Competitive compensation plan
• Personal growth fund: Raise your game from great to spectacular
• Monthly recognition and awards: Celebrate wins big and small
• The opportunity to make a big impact every day on the lives of European and US entrepreneurs.
• Workspaces in Warsaw, London and Atlanta

We can only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.

Last updated on Jul 23, 2024