Associate, Investments - Toronto, Canada - MaRS Discovery District

MaRS Discovery District

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

About MaRS:

MaRS supports promising high-growth companies to scale their businesses globally, while tackling key societal challenges in areas such as Health, Cleantech, Finance, Transportation, AI, and others.

In addition to helping start-ups launch, grow and scale, the MaRS community is dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaboration, commercialization of discoveries, and driving ideas to impact.

MaRS is the place where you can play a meaningful role in our innovation economy.

We understand qualifications on a job posting can be daunting.

If you're passionate about the role and believe you can make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you, even if you don't meet every listed qualification.

We're always looking for great talent to join our team on planet MaRS.

About the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund:

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) is a leading seed stage fund investing in high-potential IT, health and cleantech companies in Ontario.

IAF has over a 10-year history of successfully providing innovative firms with the capital, mentorship, and networks needed to validate ideas and bring products to market.

Its mission is to keep Ontario's talent and technology local while helping its companies go global.

About the Position:

The incumbent supports the IAF Investment team with respect to various investment process activities, including coordinating various portfolio company and partner-related events, planning and coordinating investment pitches and committee meetings, analyzing portfolio company performance metrics, financial statements and unit structure and maintaining records and filing system related to IAF investments.

Key Responsibilities:

Investment Process & Analysis

Conduct initial screening of investment deal flow, including inbound and qualified opportunities; organize investment pitches and coordinate meetings with prospective investee companies
Facilitate execution of closing documents and postinvestment legal documents, acquiring signatures from the appropriate signatories; liaise with legal counsel and maintain copies and listing of all original debentures, share and warrant certificates
Conduct preliminary research related to the investment opportunities (i.e. industry research, technology assessment, transaction/valuation analysis)

Data Management & Insights

Assist in managing the pipeline, including new investment opportunities and followon investment financing rounds
Support in managing the endtoend deal process including investment analysis and the overall due diligence process
Build market intelligence and competitive market analyses for existing and prospective investment across critical investment verticals

Portfolio Reporting

Assist the team in preparing supplemental documentation for the quarterly and adhoc reporting as required
Monitor IAF portfolio companies and ensure that investee companies adhere to reporting requirements, including timely submission of reports and repayments
Compile IAF and investee documentation for the external and audit purposes

Qualifications:

Minimum bachelor's degree in business, engineering or equivalent
Professional designation: MBA, P.Eng, CBV, CFA, CPA, etc, an asset
2+ years of relevant business experience
Highly proficient in MS Office
Strong oral and written communications skills
High proficiency in financial modelling
Highly developed analytical and interpretive skills, conceptual thinker, able to solve complex problems
Superior interpersonal skills and customer focus
Maturity and high level of personal integrity
Highly developed organizational and troubleshooting skills

Applications close May 7, 2024 at 5pm EDT.