Investment Quality Reviewer

Roles: Senior
· Lead
· Reviewer / Analyst
Initio Sphere Private Capital Ecosystem – (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

Compensation:
$50–$200/hour
, based on Analyst Rating Score, credentials, and approval scope

Initio Sphere is a full-service private capital ecosystem where capital meets talent. We serve fund managers, investors, operators, and finance professionals across private markets by combining deal flow, investment review talent, investor relations, networking, training, and job placement into a single platform.

Our mission is to promote opportunity, credibility, and real earning potential for serious private capital professionals. Once verified, reviewers are activated on live transactions and can begin earning immediately.

Initio Sphere is seeking qualified finance professionals to join as Certified Investment Quality Reviewers
.

This is not a traditional employment role
. Investment Quality Reviewers operate as independent contractors and are activated through Initio Sphere’s certification and verification process.

Once approved, reviewers:

Are promoted within the Initio Sphere platform

Gain access to real, paid investment quality review work

Support investors, fund managers, and operators by reviewing the quality and readiness of live transactions

Build a verified investment quality review track record and Analyst Rating Score

Certification tiers:

• Senior Investment Quality Reviewer
• Lead Investment Quality Reviewer
• Investment Quality Reviewer / Associate

Rating Score: 90–100

Pay: $150–200/hour

Typical Background:
Former investment banking, private equity, venture capital, asset management, transaction advisory, or senior consulting professionals with 5+ years of investment evaluation experience

Rating Score: 80–89

Pay: $100–150/hour

Typical Background:
Finance professionals with 3–5 years of deal analysis, diligence, or investment review experience

Rating Score: 60–79

Pay: $50–100/hour

Typical Background:
Entry to mid-level analysts with strong technical skills and exposure to private market transactions

Depending on certification approvals, Investment Quality Reviewers may be engaged to:

Evaluate overall quality, completeness, and coherence of investment materials

Assess whether transactions meet institutional standards for investor review

Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or unsupported assumptions

Determine readiness for diligence, capital raising, or investment committee review

Review financial models for accuracy, logic, and assumption integrity

Evaluate valuation methodologies (DCF, LBO, comparable companies, precedent transactions)

Assess sensitivity, downside, and scenario analyses

Review capitalization structures and sources & uses

Review Quality of Earnings (QoE) analyses and diligence findings

Assess clarity and rigor of commercial and operational diligence

Identify key risks, red flags, and quality concerns

Support investment memo refinement with quality-focused feedback

Note: Reviewers may only perform work in categories they are specifically approved for. Approvals are earned through assessment and demonstrated performance—not tenure.

Complete the Investment Quality Reviewer Certification Assessment or approved training

Receive category-specific approvals (Quality Review, Model Review, Valuation Review, Diligence Review)

Get verified on the Initio Sphere platform

Begin earning immediately through hourly quality review assignments and live deal work

No cold applying. No unpaid “experience.”
Verified reviewers are actively promoted to investors and deal sponsors.

To qualify, you must meet at least one of the following:

Score ≥70% in at least one category of the Certification Assessment

Complete Initio Sphere Financial Training

Hold an active professional credential (CFA, CPA, Series 7, 63, 79, or equivalent)

Each Investment Quality Reviewer receives a 0–100 Analyst Rating Score
, which determines:

Platform visibility

Approved review categories

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