Data Driven Decision Maker

About New Agriculture

New Agriculture is a business division of a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. We manage a diversified portfolio of sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure.

We currently manage broad-acre crops and grazing land in Australia, primarily in New South Wales and Western Australia. Our objective is to generate superior financial returns by investing in agriculture assets and applying our integrated landscape management approach to align production activities with ESG outcomes.

Our mission is to generate shared prosperity for our clients and the communities in which we operate and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

Job Description

New Agriculture seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Fund Analyst. This role is within the asset management department reporting into a Fund Lead. The primary assets in the funds are the Lawson Grains broadacre cropping portfolio and the Yougawalla Pastoral Company pastoral beef portfolio.

The Fund Analyst will be responsible for fund financial and operational modelling and analysis to inform optimised decision making. They will also support the review and update of fund model structures, manage asset and fund financial and non-financial data collection, reporting, analysis and benchmarking, and co-ordinate and manage platform wide and fund level projects relevant to the funds assets.

The Fund Analyst will provide financial modelling support for acquisitions or dispositions of fund assets, undertake periodic updates to bid model and fund model structures, leading and contributing to analytics on investment, providing training and support to Asset Management & Investments team members on the use of bid model structures, and developing and updating standardised systems and processes to estimate potential carbon benefits associated with new investments.

Required Skills and Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with the following skills and qualifications:

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• A minimum of 5 years professional experience in fund and or business financial modelling preferably in natural capital assets (i.e. forestry or agriculture).">
• Tertiary qualifications in financial modelling and or commerce (or related discipline), or equivalent qualifications and relevant experience.">
• Strong analytical ability, with demonstrated experience in fund modelling and operational financial data analysis.">
• Familiarity with core financial modelling concepts including discounted cash flow analysis, financial statements, and internal rate of return, tax and structuring.">
• An interest (or experience) in using data management tools such as Power BI, XP&A Platforms.">
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.">
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.">
• Ability to build strong relationships and work within a team environment.">
• A personal interest in sustainable agriculture, and the role agriculture plays in the broader sustainability solution.">
• Ability to travel, as required.">

Benefits

We pride ourselves on having a supportive culture that is inclusive to all and offer flexible working arrangements to all employees to support their work/life balance.

We are a Certified B Corp and an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion.

About Us

New Agriculture was launched in August 2022 as a business division of a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.

We aim to generate shared prosperity for our clients and the communities in which we operate and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.