Primary Responsibilities:
Analysts will be heavily involved in the following tasks:
- Preparation of company valuations including using various methodologies including discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, trading comparables and transaction comparables;
- Preparation of company marketing documents and client presentations in addition to performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation;
- Participate in the origination and execution of equity, debt and ILS transactions;
- Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios and to analyse the impacts of different capital structures and potential M&A transactions;
- Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings, covering topics such as strategic alternatives, capital markets activity and general corporate finance;
- Participate in all stages of transaction executions, from the pitch phase through to closing.
- Analysts develop their skills through broad and frequent exposure to both junior and senior bankers.
- You will gain a strong career foundation in financial services. Our analysts are the anchors of each team and are expected to make a personal impact right from the start.
- You will work on some of the biggest deals in insurance investment banking, interact with clients almost immediately, travel for the firm and handle increasingly important responsibilities.
Qualifications:
- Candidates must have a proven academic record and an interest in finance. The ideal candidate will have (i) an enduring work ethic and track record of success; (ii) the ability to function equally well in both a team setting and on a self-directed basis; and (iii) excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills.
- Interested candidates are required to have a degree from a top-tier university with a minimum of 2.1 or equivalent and previous work or internship experience in Mergers and Acquisitions and/or Investment Banking industries is a plus.
- The best candidates will also possess the following skills and abilities:
- Demonstrated academic achievement;
- Demonstrated excellence outside of academics;
- Excellent written and verbal skills;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a time sensitive environment and under pressure with tight deadlines;
- Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail;
- Ready to assume a high level of responsibility;
- Well-rounded academic background, with coursework in finance or economics, is preferred;
- Demonstrates leadership abilities;
- Solid interest in the financial sector;
- Excellent PC skills; advanced knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint a must.