Investment Analyst

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Support the full Investment & BD deal cycle through market intelligence, lead identification, initial outreach, financial and commercial analysis, transaction coordination and performance tracking.

The Analyst contributes to business development as well as investment work: identifying prospects, preparing company and asset profiles, and helping move opportunities from initial contact into properly evaluated deals.

The role works under senior direction and is not authorized to independently negotiate binding terms or commit the Company.

Reports to: Investment Associate / Deputy Director

Department: Deals & Investment

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead Research & Pipeline Development
• Research target businesses, investment opportunities, land/asset owners, potential tenants, brokers, commercial partners and joint-venture prospects.
• Build lead lists, source market contacts and prepare initial profiles, opportunity summaries and basic qualification notes.
• Support outreach, meeting scheduling, site visits and follow-ups; conduct initial factual enquiries within agreed guidelines.
• Maintain accurate contact, interaction, sourcing and next-action records in the shared Investment & BD pipeline.
• Investment & Commercial Analysis
• Collect and verify financial statements, lease or sale comparables, market prices, trade information, transaction costs and operating assumptions.
• Build or update model inputs, cash-flow forecasts, valuation schedules, lease economics, brokerage profit estimates and basic sensitivity analysis.
• Prepare research briefs, comparables, charts, draft business cases and preliminary deal economics for Associate review.
• Identify missing information, inconsistencies and assumptions requiring verification before a deal progresses.
• Conduct ad hoc research and analysis on various business, market, and investment-related topics as requested by Management.
• Transaction & Due Diligence Support
• Maintain diligence checklists, data rooms, document registers, meeting records and action trackers for live transactions.
• Assist in preparing pitches, proposals, investment memoranda, term-sheet support materials and internal approval packs.
• Track deal stage, milestones, information requests, documentation status and agreed follow-up actions.
• Support coordination with Finance, Legal, internal teams and external advisers as instructed.
• Reporting & Post-Deal Follow-through
• Prepare accurate weekly or periodic pipeline dashboards covering leads, assessments, live deals, next actions and critical dates.
• Help track transaction conditions, handovers, Company receipts and key post-close obligations using verified source records.
• Maintain evidence of research, sourcing assistance, meeting support and transaction contributions.
• Protect confidential information and comply with the Company’s approval and conduct requirements.

Languages

• Khmer - Good is preferred
• English - Fluent is required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related field; financial modeling training is an advantage.

Work History

• Indicatively in financial analysis, investment research, banking, audit, market research, brokerage support or relevant internships for 3 years

General & Technical Skills

• Strong fresh graduates with analytical ability, commercial curiosity and willingness to meet external stakeholders may be considered.
• Good Excel, PowerPoint, internet research, data verification and written summary skills.
• Understanding of basic accounting and financial statements, with willingness to learn deal economics and investment appraisal.
• Number and relevance of researched leads and completeness of lead profiles (targets to be set).
• Accuracy and timeliness of research, data, models and preliminary opportunity assessments.
• Completeness of pipeline records, diligence trackers and meeting follow-ups.
• Reliable support to active deals and timely escalation of missing information.
• Development of financial, commercial and stakeholder engagement capability.

Soft Skills

• Organized, proactive in identifying leads and follow-ups, detail-oriented and able to communicate professionally in English and Khmer.