Senior Associate, Investment Review
Singapore, SG, 238891
Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$434 billion (US$324 billion, €299 billion, £250 billion, and RMB2.35 trillion) as at 31 March 2025. Marking our unlisted assets to market would provide S$35 billion of value uplift and bring our mark to market net portfolio value to S$469 billion.
Our Purpose “So Every Generation Prospers” guides us to make a difference for today’s and future generations.
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Introduction
The Investment Review team is part of Temasek’s Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group, and provides independent evaluations of proposals to invest in private and publicly listed companies across a wide range of industries.
Responsibilities
In co-operation with investment teams, the Senior Associate will:
- Identify and understand key business drivers, due diligence items, valuation and risks to provide a holistic assessment of investment proposal
- Actively participate in due diligence exercises
- Draft presentations summarizing identified risks / issues and articulate findings to investment teams and investment committee members
- Review and build financial models used for company valuations and scenario analysis
- Participate in the review of existing investee companies
- Participate in key ESG initiatives including ESG risk assessment and value impact on investments
- Assist Assistant Vice Presidents / Vice Presidents on institutional projects
Requirements
- Degree in finance, economics, business administration, accounting or a quantitative discipline
- 2-4 years of experience in PE, M&A investment banking, leveraged finance, management consulting (corporate finance focus), or in a transaction approval and evaluation role
- Substantial experience in conducting diligence and building complex, integrated financial valuation models
- International experience is preferred, but not a requirement
- Strong financial modelling skills (designing, coding and reviewing), including ability to build and manage complex DCF and LBO models
- Detailed understanding of valuation methodologies
- Able to quickly grasp and understand business dynamics and value drivers of target companies across all industries and geographies
- Commercially astute, with ability to think critically and assess an investment proposal in its entirety
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Maturity and diplomatic influencing skills to partner with a wide spectrum of colleagues across the organization, including origination and execution teams
- Confident and strong communication skills. Needs to be able to structure, discuss and present complex issues in an easy to understand manner, including to senior management
- Highly driven, eager to learn and able to work under tight deadlines
- Good team player who puts the team first
- Fluent, but not necessarily native, English skills
- Able to work collaboratively and also able to generate ideas / make decisions on their own
