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Principal Finance is a team with significant growth runway, providing you the opportunity to work in a flat environment that encourages team members to expand their role and responsibility. This is a career-track role, with many examples of senior team members who joined the group with just a few years of experience and have evolved into deal originators and leaders. Macquarie Capital Principal Finance is the balance sheet investing arm of Macquarie Capital. We have invested over $65 billion globally through 1,000+ deals across the capital structure since 2009, with a current global portfolio of $20 billion+ across strategies.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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The role is dedicated to Principal Finance’s Equity and Capital Solutions strategy. The strategy covers junior capital, structured equity, and select private equity investments in a variety of sectors including but not limited to financial services, business and IT services, and infrastructure.

Your primary responsibilities will be identifying, analyzing, executing, and managing attractive risk/return investment opportunities. Key day-to-day contributions will include:

• Leading diligence conversations and efforts with internal teams, counterparties and external experts
• Presenting in meetings including investment committee discussions
• Gathering data from differentiated data sources to support investment theses with an evidence-based approach
• Preparing critical analysis including robust financial models, quality of earnings analysis, and KPI analysis
• Distilling information into succinct investment committee memos / external presentations

Salary range for this position: $120,000 - $210,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. You may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. You can further read about the full spectrum of benefits we offer our people listed below.

What you offer

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• 1-4 years of experience in full-service M&A, capital markets and/or investing
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude, with extensive exposure to business analysis/research and financial modelling
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proactive self-starter with an ability to work in a fast-paced team environment

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include: 

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Macquarie Capital

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Macquarie Capital partners with businesses, startups and governments to connect ideas to capital and help drive innovation, growth and create real-world impact. Our global corporate advisory, investing, development and equities capabilities are underpinned by a full spectrum of capital markets solutions and deep sector expertise, with a focus on infrastructure and real assets, technology, software and services, and resources, energy and materials.

Empowering all kinds of bright and driven people

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We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all that values and respects different experiences, skillsets and perspectives. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.