Private Equity Financial Modeler (Excel)

About the role

A venture-backed artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco is looking for a Private Equity financial modeler to work remotely on a full-time contract. The platform trains AI models to evaluate investments like institutional PE professionals do, and the candidate's models, formulas and documented logic become the ground-truth benchmarks used to train and test those AI models. The role is 100% remote and fully asynchronous.

Key responsibilities

• Build dynamic, fully integrated LBO and operating models from a blank Excel workbook, without templates, macros, plug-ins or AI tools.
• Structure every layer of a buyout model: purchase price adjustments, transaction fees, Sources & Uses, working capital schedules, multi-tier debt amortizations and exit returns (IRR and MOIC).
• Design equity distribution waterfalls with hurdle rates, catch-ups, carried interest and sponsor promotes across investor classes.
• Translate Quality of Earnings findings, normalized working capital pegs and management adjustments into forward-looking balance sheet and cash flow drivers.
• Run multi-variable sensitivity tables and scenario analyses (base, downside, stress) on debt paydown capacity, covenants and returns.
• Document the financial and accounting rationale behind modeling choices and formulas in clear, structured English.

Required profile

• 2-8+ years of experience in Private Equity, Buy-Side M&A advisory, search funds or Investment Banking (M&A / leveraged buyouts).
• Ability to build an institutional-grade LBO model from scratch with strict keyboard-driven modeling hygiene.
• Deep hands-on experience with Sources & Uses, purchase price allocations, debt sweeps, cash flow waterfalls and investor returns.
• Exceptional command of 3-statement financial accounting (US GAAP / IFRS), including QoE adjustments, EBITDA normalizations and balance sheet flows.
• Availability of 35-40 dedicated hours per week; fluent professional English.

Nice-to-have qualifications

• Experience with add-on acquisitions, buy-and-build or roll-up strategies, carve-outs, TSAs or standalone pro forma adjustments.
• Training from an investment bank or PE analyst program, or progress toward the CFA charter.

What we offer

• Full autonomy managing your own working hours around deliverables.
• Monthly contractor compensation aligned with technical depth and weekly output.