India Investment Banking FIG Associate

Job summary:

As a seasoned Investment Banking professional, you’ll have experience developing strong relationships with corporates and financial institution clients and working across different products. You’ll work on deals and transaction across the spectrum of our banking products, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, loans, and equity capital and debt capital raises. This role is based in the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) banking team based in Mumbai.

Job responsibilities:

• Working with senior bankers in originating, structuring and executing financing and advisory transactions across various products including M&As, IPOs, bonds, loans and structured products
• Building and using complex financial models, competing valuation and analytical exercises for pitches and live projects
• Executing transaction: supporting due diligence, document preparation, negotiation etc. and liaising with relevant counterparties at the client / other advisers (lawyers, accountants, legal etc.) 
• Interacting with senior team members and client management teams to execute transactions and identifying and managing all risks in a given deal
• Drafting presentation materials, management presentations, board materials, memorandums and other presentation materials for use in M&A and capital markets transactions or strategic client dialogue
• Keeping abreast of key market developments, establishing knowledge base in FIG sector, and developing content for maximum client impact
• Guiding, reviewing and coordinating the analytic work of junior bankers to move marketing / execution process forward
• Providing leadership and mentorship in guiding and training junior bankers and research analysts

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance/Economics or a related field from a top tier educational institution
• Minimum 3 years of relevant investment banking experience
• Strong accounting, finance, quantitative and business writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects with excellent analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Understands transaction cycle and the steps in the process and is execution oriented
• Impeccable communication details with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals, clients and key stakeholders in other lines of business
• Self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently in a fast-paced, team-based environment
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint