Investment Associate

LOCATION

New York, NY, USA

(Hybrid work - required to be in office 3-4 days/week)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Ascend Interplay is a multi-family office seeking an Investment Analyst to operate at the intersection of financial modeling, investment research, and decision support.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who can build and own models, synthesize complex and unstructured inputs into clear investment insights, and help drive real-time decision-making across the portfolio.

You’ll work directly with senior investors, contributing to asset allocation, portfolio management, and private/public market investing, while leveraging AI tools (LLMs/GPT) to accelerate insight generation and workflow efficiency.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build and maintain asset allocation, cash flow, and financial models.

• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform portfolio decisions.

• Support valuation, forecasting, and capital allocation strategy.

• Convert unstructured inputs (calls, transcripts, AI outputs, market data) into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Extract signal from noise across markets, sectors, and investment opportunities.

• Draft investment memos, briefs, and decision-ready materials.

• Conduct industry, sector, and macro research (market sizing, comps, trends).

• Track private markets, credit, and public equities landscapes.

• Surface emerging opportunities and risks across the portfolio.

• Manage investment pipeline (Airtable/CRM) including stage tracking, ownership, and reporting.

• Maintain audit-ready files, clean data rooms, and organized workflows.

• Support diligence, portfolio monitoring, and quarterly reviews.

• Use AI (LLMs, GPT) to enhance research, synthesis, and workflow automation.

• Build repeatable systems for data synthesis, insight generation, and reporting.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 2–4 years of experience in investment analysis, equity research, credit, IB, consulting, or related fields.

• Strong financial modeling skills (Excel; three-statement, cash flow, scenario analysis).

• Experience with investment research, valuation, and market analysis.

• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, structured insights.

• Exceptional organization and attention to detail (audit-ready work, clean pipelines).

• High ownership mindset; thrives in a small, fast-paced team.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience in multi-family office, hedge fund, private credit, or private markets.

• Familiarity with Airtable or CRM-based pipeline management.

• Experience leveraging AI tools for research, analysis, or workflow automation.