BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW
With approximately $185 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.
We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights.
Our people are the heart of our advantage. Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes.
PRIVATE EQUITY OVERVIEW
Bain Capital Partners is the private equity affiliate of Bain Capital. Over the past 31 years, The Private Equity Group has made over 280 investments and has 15 active global buyout funds. Our private equity activity primarily includes leveraged buyouts and growth capital invested across a wide variety of sectors. Bain Capital has found that a combination of a strong management team, sound fundamental business analysis, and a focused strategy can substantially improve a company’s income as well as its long-term strategic value.
Bain Capital Partners seeks opportunities to invest in market leading companies poised for dynamic change and to back outstanding management teams to implement that change. We believe the most critical ingredients in a company’s success are the management team and the alignment of management incentives with those of the investors. Our portfolio companies have significant management-equity ownership as a key part of the investment strategy. Bain Capital professionals are significant investors in each transaction, which achieves an alignment of goals with portfolio company management teams.
The group has developed significant expertise in several business areas including technology, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and industrial and consumer products. Transaction types include leveraged acquisitions, expansion capital, growth buyouts, turnarounds, consolidation plays, private buyouts, public company recapitalizations, convertible preferred investments, and financial restructurings.
FINANCE SENIOR ASSOCIATE POSITION DESCRIPTION
Responsible for administration of Private Equity Limited Partnerships:
Quarterly US GAAP Basis Reporting
Annual US GAAP Basis Audit
Valuations
Capital Calls
Distributions
Cash Management
Responding to LP Requests
Supporting Investor Relations
Supporting, Understanding and Documenting Investment Transactions
Carry Calculations
Other ad hoc responsibilities
Working with Finance Managers, Directors and VP’s on projects to enhance the product of the team, department and firm.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
2-4 years accounting experience
CPA preferred
Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects with the highest attention to detail
Creative problem solving ability and sound judgment – ability to use own initiative and take responsibility for decisions
Strong interpersonal skills with capacity to interact with all levels
Team player
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting
Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
