Investment Analyst

SUMMARY

The Investment Analyst will assist manager to evaluate new investment projects for management approval and support tasks involving with monitoring and coordinating financial activities of existing investments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct feasibility study analysis on important investment projects of all group companies from financial / strategic standpoint.

Familiar with cash flow to build cash flow model and perform cash flow analysis to evaluate the return on investment.

Report material impacts of different business scenarios on feasibility study.

Evaluate the financial health of company by analyze Income statement, Balance sheet and Cah Flow statement.

Creating internal reports to support the company’s decision-making process.

Working with various department heads and managers to make recommendations within the business units to assist decision-making process.

Evaluate enterprise value by building financial models.

Become familiar with the company’s authorization rule to guide business units to the correct approval procedure.

Assist business units to coordinate investment decisions in accordance with Toyota Tsusho group’s policy.

Support business units to prepare investment proposal materials for Investment Committee and Board of Directors.

Support/ Coordinate other groups in subsidiaries’ matters (data collection, variance analyses, Impairment analyses, fair value analyses for cost method companies….and etc.)

Some business travel required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting.

Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, business valuation, cost accounting and budget control.

Understand cash flow model and DCF.

Corporate Finance experience with financial modeling.

Candidate with strong analytical abilities.

Requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects.

Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.

Willingness to trip throughout US, Canada, and Mexico

Experience in automotive industry will be helpful.

Big 4 experience is a plus but not required.

Candidate who has or is working toward passing CMA or CFA exam.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel & PowerPoint)

Ability to utilize Excel functions, such as VLOOKUP, Power Query, Macro is a must.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Business English writing/communication skills are required.

Fluency in speaking, reading and writing in Japanese is a big plus.