JEM Wellness Brands is an Atlanta-based private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in franchise companies, with a focus on multi-unit franchisee portfolio opportunities and providing growth capital to emerging brands. JEM focuses on health and wellness franchise concepts with a compelling value proposition, meaningful barriers-to-entry, predictable cash flows, and identifiable growth. Through our industry relationships, advisory board, lending partners, and previous experience of franchise operations, our team looks to create a competitive advantage for outsized returns to our investors. Currently, JEM owns and operates European Wax Center and Crunch Fitness Franchise locations.

We are adding an experienced Associate to our team in Atlanta. The Associate will work on teams lead by a Director and will interact directly with all executives of the firm. The ideal candidate will be expected to take a lead role in the analysis and monitoring of portfolio investments and must possess advanced financial and data analysis skills consistent with JEMs’ highly analytical approach to investment evaluation.

Responsibilities Include:

• Build, enhance and maintain weekly, monthly, and quarterly business performance reports and financial models
• Full P&L responsibility
• Evaluating and modeling potential add-on acquisitions; preparing materials and presenting to JEMs Investment Committee
• Develop an understanding of JEMs investment strategy, brand operations, and industry dynamics
• Work collaboratively with field operations team to evaluate and execute strategic initiatives
• Ability to independently analyze opportunities and develop recommendations for presentation to a range of stakeholders, including C-level Executives and Investment Committee
• Prepare strategic and market analysis to support decision making
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• B.A. in Business, Finance or related field
• Minimum 4 years of work experience with an investment bank, private equity firm, management consulting firm, or in a finance/strategic planning role is desired
• Expertise in complex modeling and analysis involving large datasets
• Ability to analyze and understand complex business issues
• Ability to clearly communicate results to senior management
• Strong business acumen
• Thrives in a fast-paced team environment
• Highly advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint – advanced user).
• Personal characteristics should include: a high level of maturity, integrity, confidence, intellectual curiosity, ambition, strong influencing skills, and a team-oriented work ethic
• Must embrace our Core Values
• Strong desire to grow within JEM
• Strong work ethic

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, disability, uniformed service, status as a veteran, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other protected class under applicable federal, state or local law.