Adval Capital is a family office-backed Private Equity Fund, with the mandate to provide unique support to a selected number of SEE SMEs with strong growth potential. Their team brings together extensive local and international operating experience and a deep understanding of business operations and development.

On behalf of our client, Manpower Serbia is looking for a motivated candidate to fulfill the position of Investment Manager.

About the offer:

• An opportunity to build a career in the private equity industry
• A continuous personal and professional development program
• Fast professional and technical growth 
• A dynamic, technically advanced, and attractive working environment
• Competitive compensation package in addition to variable-based compensation correlated to investment outcomes
• Option to co-invest in Adval Capital’s investments 

Job description:

• Supporting further development and execution of Adval Capital’s investment strategy
• Quickly developing an understanding of the target business and its key drivers
• Executing tasks encompassing market screening, building complex financial models, analysis, and valuation
• Building and maintaining relationships with consultants, investment bankers, and other intermediaries to assess investment opportunities.
• Analyzing historical trends and quality of earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt, capital expenditures, forecasts, and underlying assumptions
• Succinctly presenting findings and observations to senior management, both verbally and in written form 
• Challenging the Investment Team on the rationale for prospective investments
• Leading negotiations with the potential targets
• Actively managing transaction execution including the financial, tax, commercial, and legal due diligence streams
• Monitoring portfolio companies including executing post-acquisition activities
• Cooperating with portfolio company management to enhance targets’ value creation through active involvement in target’s supervisory board 
• Directly responsible to the Chief Investment Officer
• Managing Investment Associate(s) and contributing to subordinates’ professional improvement

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or business (MBA, CFA, or similar designation is a plus)
• Corporate / Investment Banking or Private Equity experience at the minimum of 7 years, ideally with SMEs
• Experience in origination, evaluation, structuring, execution, and monitoring of corporate / Investment Banking or Private equity deals
• Exceptional communicational, interpersonal, and project management skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Exceptional analytical, and problem-solving skills, combined with a good understanding of business dynamics and commercial value drivers
• Self-motivation and the ability to operate within a team environment
• High proficiency in both verbal and written English is essential