Investment Team Analyst – Denver

Resource Capital Funds is a group of commonly managed private equity funds, established in 1998 with a mining sector specific investment mandate spanning all hard mineral commodities and geographic regions. Since inception, RCF has supported 184 mining companies, with projects located in 53 countries and across 30 commodities. Further information about RCF can be found on its website (www.resourcecapitalfunds.com).

RCFM has its principal office in Denver, Colorado, and additional offices in Perth, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Santiago, Chile and its financial office is on Long Island, New York.

The PE Funds team is looking to hire an Analyst for a position based in Denver, Colorado.

Essential Job Functions

• Research and analyze complex financial data, performing due diligence in evaluating potential Fund investments.
• Model and analyze actual and projected cash flows of potential investments based on reserves data and production and cost estimates.
• Review and analyze project feasibility studies, financial statements and other data pertaining to potential investments.
• Analyze and communicate on the full spectrum of risks and potential for mining operations.
• Make recommendations regarding potential investments in mining companies and projects.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibility.

Key Relationships

• Investment Teams
• Technical Team
• Legal team

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic background. Graduate degree is preferred but not required. Mining related degree is also preferred but not required.
• Three to five years of industry experience working in exploration, operations or consulting in mining or related sectors, or as a resource-focused brokerage analyst, corporate advisor or investment banker.

Job Qualifications and Skills

• High level of professionalism, ethics, confidence, and a commitment to a team approach. Ability to interact with others in a manner that instills similar values.
• Strong sense of urgency, intelligent, creative and innovative, with an ability to find solutions to problems.
• Analytical and problem solving skills, grounded in strong financial modelling with a data driven approach.
• Good judgment and able to work effectively in a team based, results oriented environment.
• Effective communicator (oral and written) with strong interpersonal skills that instill confidence and cooperation among other personnel and with staff and representatives of potential and existing portfolio companies.
• Comfortable with developing and maintaining contacts throughout the mining industry, with the personal skills and personality to be seen within the industry as a capable and significant participant.
• Passion for and/or strong interest in the mining and minerals industry.
• Ability to influence critical decisions using both formal and informal authority.
• Additional language skills a plus, as well as international travel and experience living in different cultures

Travel

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as required.