Associate Full Time

At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 9,500 employees working in 34 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 160 countries. For more than 70 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.

Franklin Templeton Asia Pacific Alternatives (FTAPA) is looking for an experienced and a highly motivated Associate to join a rapidly growing private equity group in Hong Kong or Dubai. The Associate will support senior investment team in each stage of investment from origination, screening, due diligence, deal structuring, investment committee approvals, documentation, portfolio monitoring, and portfolio exits. This role will be primarily responsible for research and modeling in support of new investments and the monitoring of existing investments. The role is also a key contributor to portfolio reporting and developing presentations.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?

Conduct fundamental industry and sub-sector research
Produce thorough analysis of target portfolio company
Develop detailed, dynamic financial models / scenario analysis to highlight relevant metrics to be used in the investment decision making process
Prepare investment memos and presentations in support of new investments
Actively monitor existing portfolio of investments
Develop analysis on exit scenarios

What qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?

Bachelor’s degree. Relevant post graduate degree is preferred
3-5 years of experience working in a private equity firm, a private credit firm, an investment bank, corporate finance, or other M&A related discipline conducing financial analysis and modeling
Expert level experience building and analyzing financial models, including structured credit and mezzanine debt models
Strong fundamental research, quantitative, and financial analysis skills including fluency in analyzing financial statements
Experience independently developing valuation models, including DCFs
Ability to identify trends and extract themes from data and present them in professional compelling presentation formats (verbal and written)
Strong interpersonal skills / team player with the desire and ability to function effectively in a start-up environment
Strong communication and writing skills in English
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint

What makes Franklin Templeton unique?

In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.

We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values and is an important element of how we achieve success.

We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals. Take some time to meet some of our people, and see what it means to say, “I AM Franklin Templeton.”

Franklin Templeton Investments values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

An associate will make sure a client’s demands are addressed and will successfully communicate with clients and other team members every day.