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Investment Banking Expert
micro1 is engaging Investment Banking Experts for a customer project focused on enhancing financial data analysis, modeling, and industry research processes. Contributors will apply investment banking expertise to company and industry research, buyer and target screening, comparable company analysis, financial modeling, valuation, transaction analysis, and pitchbook-style materials. The work also involves reviewing financial outputs for numerical, methodological, and strategic issues and providing precise, actionable feedback to help train next-generation AI systems. No prior AI experience is required.
Salary
USD175 - USD300 / hour
Department
Investment Banking & Financial Analysis
Experience
Former Senior Associate, preferably third-year, or Vice President experience from an M&A or industry-coverage team at a leading investment bank, established M&A boutique, or sector-focused advisory firm is preferred, with substantial hands-on exposure to live acquisition or sale processes
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Recorded experience: Former Senior Associate, preferably third-year, or Vice President experience from an M&A or industry-coverage team at a leading investment bank, established M&A boutique, or sector-focused advisory firm is preferred, with substantial hands-on exposure to live acquisition or sale processes
- Core expertise
- Investment Banking & Financial Analysis | Investment Banking | Mergers & Acquisitions | Financial Modeling
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-09-15 | Valid through 2026-10-15
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $175-$300/hour
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive company and industry research to support data-driven AI training initiatives.
- Perform and review buyer and target screening, comparable company analysis, and financial modeling tasks.
- Build, update, review, and troubleshoot detailed Excel-based valuation and transaction models.
- Ensure financial models maintain methodological accuracy, numerical integrity, and logical consistency.
- Prepare and edit materials similar to client presentations and investment banking pitchbooks that reflect transaction execution scenarios and strategic rationale.
- Analyze and critique sample financial and transaction materials for numerical errors, weak strategy, unclear logic, and other deficiencies.
- Provide clear and actionable feedback to improve financial analyses and transaction materials.
- Explain accounting treatments, valuation adjustments, transaction assumptions, and deal sensitivities.
- Trace and explain how key assumptions influence valuation, transaction, and analytical outcomes.
- Review analytical and presentation materials to ensure they meet senior banker or client-facing standards.
- Deliver precise written and verbal explanations of complex financial concepts tailored to different audiences.
Skills
Investment BankingMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingExcelCompany ResearchIndustry ResearchBuyer ScreeningTarget ScreeningComparable Company AnalysisTransaction AnalysisValuation MethodologiesPitchbook PreparationTransaction ModelingScenario AnalysisAccounting AnalysisValuation AdjustmentsDeal Sensitivity AnalysisAnalytical ReviewFinancial Data AnalysisClient Deliverables PreparationPresentation SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailProblem SolvingAI TrainingFinancial Content Evaluation
Requirements
- Experience as a former Senior Associate, preferably third-year, or Vice President from an M&A or industry-coverage team at a leading investment bank, established M&A boutique, or sector-focused advisory firm is preferred.
- Substantial hands-on experience with live acquisition or sale processes.
- Strong track record of producing high-quality financial analysis and client-facing deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to both produce and review analytical and presentation materials to senior banker or client standards.
- Advanced Excel financial modeling skills, including model building, troubleshooting, scenario analysis, and presentation of analytical outputs.
- Direct experience conducting company and industry research, target screening, comparable company analysis, and pitchbook preparation.
- Strong knowledge of valuation methodologies, accounting treatments, valuation adjustments, and transaction sensitivities.
- Ability to identify and clearly explain quantitative inaccuracies, methodological problems, and strategic weaknesses in transaction materials.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on clarity, accuracy, and actionable feedback.
- Strong presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Ability to clearly explain complex financial concepts and the impact of key assumptions on analytical outcomes.
- No prior professional AI experience is required.
Benefits
- Fully remote contractor opportunity.
- Compensation of $175–$300 per hour.
- Opportunity to apply senior-level investment banking expertise to next-generation AI training.
- Work involving realistic company research, financial modeling, valuation, M&A, and transaction analysis.
- Opportunity to review and improve sophisticated financial and client-style deliverables.
- Opportunity to influence how AI systems reason about investment banking and complex financial workflows.
- Remote collaboration on an advanced financial AI initiative.
- No prior AI experience required.
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