Capital Risk Review Specialist

Certified Contractor Roles: Senior
· Lead
· 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—combining deal flow, analytical 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, specialists gain immediate access to live capital transactions and paid analytical work across our network.

Initio Sphere is seeking qualified finance professionals to join as Certified Capital Risk Review Specialists
.

This is not a traditional employment role
. Capital Risk Review Specialists operate as independent contractors and are activated through Initio Sphere’s certification and verification process.

Once approved, specialists:

Are promoted within the Initio Sphere platform

Gain access to real, paid capital risk review assignments

Support investors, fund managers, and operators by evaluating risk to invested and committed capital

Build a verified transaction review track record and Analyst Rating Score

Rating Score: 90–100

Pay: $150–200/hour

Typical Background:
Former investment banking, private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, or transaction advisory professionals with 5+ years of capital risk or underwriting experience

Rating Score: 80–89

Pay: $100–150/hour

Typical Background:
Finance professionals with 3–5 years of experience in deal analysis, capital structuring, underwriting, or risk assessment

Rating Score: 60–79

Pay: $50–100/hour

Typical Background:
Entry to mid-level analysts with strong technical skills and exposure to transaction analysis or risk-focused work

Depending on certification approvals, Capital Risk Review Specialists may be engaged to:

Review capital structures for leverage, subordination, and loss-absorption risk

Assess equity, preferred equity, mezzanine, and debt exposure

Examine sources and uses of capital for structural weaknesses

Evaluate refinancing, liquidity, and exit risk

Review financial models with a capital preservation focus

Perform downside, break-even, and stress-test analyses

Assess sensitivity to macro, rate, pricing, and operating assumptions

Identify capital impairment and dilution risk

Review Quality of Earnings (QoE) and diligence findings for capital risk implications

Evaluate commercial and operational diligence through a capital protection lens

Support investment committee materials with risk-focused commentary

Produce concise capital risk summaries and red-flag assessments

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

Complete the Capital Risk Review Certification Assessment or approved training

Get verified on the Initio Sphere platform

Begin earning immediately through hourly capital risk review assignments and live deal work

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

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

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

Complete Initio Sphere Financial Training

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

Each Capital Risk Review Specialist receives a 0–100 Analyst Rating Score
, which determines:

Visibility across the Initio Sphere platform

Approved review categories

Recommended hourly rates

Scores reflect analytical rigor, risk judgment quality, clarity of communication, and compliance adherence.

Specialists are independent contractors
, not employees

Hourly rates depend on Rating Score and approval level

Specialists may earn up to 10% of the first $100,000 in transaction fees

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