Assistant Manager - Mergers & Acquisition - Investment Bank

Role :

- The incumbent will be required to work extensively in an integrated team environment with global investment banking professionals on ideas, pitch books and presentations across sectors and countries

- Focus on supporting origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) assignments, divestitures, financial restructurings and associated financing solutions

- Support the deal team by performing financial valuation; delivered through our coordinated coverage and global-local infrastructure

- Acquire in-depth understanding of client needs and the market, industry and business environment. This understanding enables the firm to design customized solutions for clients - whether it is strategic initiatives like M&A, financing or risk management solutions

- Work on various sectors including Oil & Gas, Metals, Chemicals, Utilities, Infrastructure, Transport, Services etc

- The incumbent will work on a very wide variety of transactions with bankers from across the world

- The role is part of GBM Service Center and based at Bangalore

Duties & Responsibilities :

- Analyses, building and using financial models; preparing presentation materials and participating in deal pitches & executions; conducting industry and product research

- Overtime creates enough understanding of the sector to identify new business opportunities

- Carrying out financial modeling (vis relative valuation analysis, LBOs, DCFs, Merger plans), and developing and presenting appropriate pitchbooks to senior bankers

Will also be required to :

- Undergo continuous learning and enhance job specific skills over-time

- May be required to travel overseas as per business needs

- Pro-actively suggest and design improvements in process workflow, where applicable

- Taking ownership of work done and having high execution capabilities

Qualifications :

Exceptionally qualified MBA's (with good CGPA score) and CA's with Big four (E&Y, PWC, Deloitte, KPMG) experience

Skills/Experience :

- Good knowledge of financial modeling

- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills

- Highly proficient at Excel, Powerpoint and Word

- Strong accounts, finance, quantitative and business writing skills

- Good at multitasking

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Eye for detail

Traits : Highly motivated; strong work ethic; thrives under pressure, confident, team player

Career History : 0 - 4 years of relevant work experience