Investment Banking Associate - Industrial Growth Products (Material Sciences)
Skills
About the Role
You will execute in-depth analyses to support new business development, transaction execution and the delivery of investment banking products and services to clients and prospects. You will perform extensive research and financial modeling, apply valuation methods, and complete due diligence activities. You will work closely with client staff to advance projects, gathering necessary information, conveying complex financial modeling outcomes and presenting analysis results. You will build advanced financial models to value potential and actual clients and industries, lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions, and develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects. You will actively participate in client meetings and drafting sessions, research and expand your expertise of industries and sectors, and take ownership of client relationships. You will also act as an on-the-job trainer for analysts, providing constructive feedback and mentorship to less experienced staff, while ensuring all activities comply with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required, MBA preferred
- Prior investment banking experience required
- 1+ years as an Investment Banking Associate covering Industrials/Material Sciences strongly preferred
- Internship or prior work experience in financial services industry preferred
- SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment (for US only)
- Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities
- Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills
- Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice
- Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Effective leadership and coaching skills
- Sound judgement
- Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance
- Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%
Responsibilities
- Perform extensive financial and valuation analyses to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions and capital raising transactions
- Review and provide guidance to Analysts' work
- Build advanced financial models to value potential and actual clients and industries
- Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions
- Participate in presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results
- Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects
- Participate in client meetings and drafting sessions
- Research and expand expertise of industries and sectors and monitor key industry drivers
- Identify improvements to processes and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently
- Take ownership of client relationships and foster effective dialogue with finance and accounting staffs
- Act as on-the-job trainer for analysts, providing constructive feedback
- Ensure all activities comply with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Employer paid short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Profit sharing
- Paid time off
- Maven family and fertility benefit
- Parental leave including adoption, surrogacy and foster placement
- Discretionary annual bonus or commission-based incentives