2024 Analyst, Strategy & Analytics

ANALYST, STRATEGY & ANALYTICS ( S&A )

The Riverside Company (Riverside) is a global investment firm focused on being a leading private capital investment firm in the smaller end of the middle market.

Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has made more than 1,000 investments and the firm's international private equity and flexible capital portfolios include more than 150 companies.

For more information, visit www.riversidecompany.com.

Riverside is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and embraces the diversity of its people and encourages all underrepresented groups to apply.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

THE STRATEGY & ANALYTICS ( S&A ) TEAM

The S&A team is responsible for :

• Shaping and executing Riverside’s strategy;
• Producing reporting and analytics for firm management, investors, and other stakeholders;
• Enhancing the value of Riverside’s portfolio companies through the management of several preferred vendor programs;
• Fostering greater coordination and operational efficiency across the firm.

These responsibilities require regular interactions with Riverside’s Co-CEOs, fund managers, deal teams, other support functions, and portfolio company leadership teams.

And to be successful, the S&A team is expected to maintain accurate data and continuously improve how it is analyzed and shared with stakeholders.

THE ROLE

The S&A team is looking for a highly motivated Analyst to join our team at Riverside’s New York headquarters for a two-year role .

The Analyst’s responsibilities will include :

• Leveraging our internal database to gather, maintain, and analyze portfolio monitoring and investment performance data for use in management and investor reporting as well as special projects.
• Playing a critical role in the S&A team’s efforts to modernize Riverside’s databases by working with our technology team to build out an Enterprise Data Warehouse.

This involves defining the fields and calculations we need, testing, and building reports and analysis.

• Supporting the management of Riverside’s Preferred Vendor programs to help our portfolio companies save money and enhance service levels.
• Assisting in research of industry trends, investor interests and competitors to support strategic initiatives.
• Regularly preparing presentations and memos to report research and analysis.
• Coordinating & working with other areas of the firm throughout the organization on various efforts (Fund Administration, Information Technology, Origination, Fundraising & Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications, Administrative, etc.)

By the end of

Your first month you will have :

• Helped a portfolio company CFO re-state historical financials proforma for an add-on acquisition
• Provided the marketing team with updated metrics that are included in all of Riverside’s press releases
• Helped the Fundraising & IR team respond to a diligence question from a potential investor
• Been introduced to Riverside’s preferred vendors and developed an understanding of our offering to portfolio companies

Your first quarter you will have :

• Lead the analysis of Riverside’s recent spend with a large vendor, and prepared a summary of findings including cost savings opportunities to be shared with key stakeholders
• Prepared a custom track record of performance to help a fund manager convey a particular message to investors
• Spent several hours troubleshooting system issues to improve the quality of S&A’s deliverables
• Created at least one new report template leveraging the new Enterprise Data Warehouse

Your first year you will have :

• Established a method for tracking all vendor / portfolio company relationships, and helped refine spend and savings tracking
• Prepared value creation reports for Riverside Operating Partners and portfolio company leadership to quantify savings generated from Riversides Preferred Vendor Programs
• Created many more report templates leveraging the new Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Produced several reports and analytics for the Co-CEOs. Examples may include a comparison of our historical returns by sector, interest rate sensitivity analysis and / or portfolio sales by country
• Updated forecasting models for multiple Riverside funds to help the respective fund managers and teams estimate returns

The job responsibilities may be changed or expanded at will and are expected to expand in conjunction with experience and the firm’s needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 1-2 years of transferrable experience
• Strong Excel modeling skills, and desire to work with data
• Strong analytical skills : ability to interpret data and draw conclusions
• Track record of continuous improvement
• Ability to present research and analytics graphically to support insights
• Attitude of energy and urgency
• Self-starter; curious mind, efficient and productive worker
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Familiarity with database management
• Familiarity with basic valuation tools (comparables, DCF models, etc.)
• Familiarity with the private equity industry

Job Type : Full-time, exempt

Reporting Structure : Reports to Senior Director, Strategy & Analytics

Required Education : Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance

Required Experience : 1-2 years of experience in a corporate business environment

Riverside offers a competitive total rewards package with a salary range of $90,000-100,000 (depending on experience) plus annual bonuses, robust benefits, and generous Paid Time Off (PTO).

To learn more, please contact [email protected].

All candidates must abide by Riverside's internal policies related to data protection.