Analyst - Sector Investment Banking and M&A Advisory

Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

Results and Impact
Able to influence peers and team.
Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.

Leadership and Collaboration:
Creates trust with colleagues.
Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.

Compliance Culture and Conduct:
Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:
Support the execution and origination of investment banking transactions
Support M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance transactions, including coordinating across all parties involved
Prepare presentations and contribute to deal pitches, including research and analysis of companies and industries
Prepare complex financial models, including valuation and merger consequences analysis
Provide industry intelligence and competitive analysis for potential opportunities, and assist in scoping potential deals
Work in close partnership with various Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates to manage client relationships and deliverables
Establish effective working relationships and build credibility with internal constituents throughout the organization

Minimum Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated record of academic excellence
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Team player, self-motivated and entrepreneurial
Detail oriented with a complete focus on quality results/deliverables
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience across all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
Core understanding of accounting and valuation

Preferred Qualifications:
Prior Investment Banking experience at an investment bank with specific exposure to M&A, ECM and Leveraged Finance
Core valuation / financial modelling experience in a professional setting