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EDC EDC Student / New Grad Position – Investments Team (4-8 month contract) in Ottawa, Ontario

EDC Student / New Grad Position – Investments Team (4-8 month contract) - 0004UT

Posting Date: Oct 2, 2024, 11:59:12 AM

Primary Location: Ontario-Ottawa

Job Type: Student/Co-op

Schedule: Full-time

Description

EDC Student / New Grad Position – Investment Team (4-8 month contract)

This Candidate Pool is specifically for the Investment Team – If you are looking for another general area of interest, please see our other campus roles on our website!

EDC is Canada’s export credit agency, offering information, knowledge and innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. We take on risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.

When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian companies bring their vision, passion and innovation to the global marketplace. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 13,000 Canadian companies and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making a difference every day—for companies, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Year after year, EDC has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100, Top Family-Friendly, Best Diversity and Greenest Employer.

Team & Job Overview

EDC Investments is an evergreen investment group with over $4 billion in committed and invested capital in private equity, venture capital, and fund investments. EDC Investments is seeking a Co-Op student with a financial background and a demonstrated interest in private equity investments to be an important contributor. The candidate will be a current student of an undergraduate business school program, with a concentration in Finance. The role will involve portfolio management activities, conducting research, and assisting with transaction due diligence, including building financial models and assisting with fair market valuation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Portfolio Monitoring: Assist the team with monitoring the performance of a portfolio of investments and prepare fair market valuation assessments.

  • Data Analytics & Reporting: Assist the portfolio management team with data analytics for reporting up to the Investment Committee and leadership.

  • Due Diligence: Assist Analysts and Associates with specific elements of diligence and investment proposals by conducting research and analysis of highly complex and/or high-risk transactions.

  • Financial Models: Utilize customized Excel financial models for valuation, risk assessment, and cash flow profiling purposes.

  • Transaction Teamwork: Work collaboratively within a team of private equity specialists and EDC internal teams, including business development, technical advisory services, legal services, treasury and accounting, and risk management.

  • Legal Documentation: Develop familiarity with term sheet provisions

Screening Criteria

  • Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance.

  • Demonstrated outstanding financial modeling skills.

Assets

  • Previous Co-Op experience in a private equity, investment banking, corporate development, consulting, or transaction services setting.

  • Bilingualism in both official languages (English and French) would be considered an asset.

What can you expect from an EDC work term? Building cross-functional networks of colleagues, identifying and following through on opportunities for improvement and innovation, learning and growing constantly through coaching and mentoring, working in a high-performing, fast-paced and flexible environment facilitated by technologies based out of our stunning downtown Ottawa headquarters.

Please note that we will be contacting candidates on a rolling basis from September to December 2024 for interviews depending on business needs.

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How to apply

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. : : Oct 18, 2024, 10:59:00 PM EDC is committed to employment equity and actively encourages applications from women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation. Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements. :

Req ID: 0004UT

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