Senior Associate/Vice President - Investment Banking

Senior Associate/ Vice president

Job Description :

The Senior Associate/Vice President level is a critical member of a deal team, its customers and partners. The successful candidate will be able to have the following skill sets in order to be able to contribute to the job:

1. Ability to project manage a deal independently is the key role.

2. Oversight and ability to provide detailed valuation analysis including Discounted Cash Flows, Relative Valuations, asset valuations, Comparable comps, Transaction Multiple.

3. Prepare Pitch-Books for client meetings and assist senior team on client coverage initiatives - Ability to understand different sectors thru research

4. Preparing presentation materials (including Information Memorandums) for use in transactions or strategic client dialogue.

5. Prepare financial models and perform financial analysis of companies relatively quickly.

6. Conduct industry and product research

7. Monitoring the industry for current events, valuations and important financial information including those that affect clients

8. Executing end-to-end client transactions: Support project coordination, including client communication, coordination of advisory team externally

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate genuinely enjoys interacting with others. The Senior Associate/Vice President is expected to be professional, self-motivated, proactive, result-oriented and able to define and provide high quality financial models and information memorandum's/presentations to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.

1. Post qualification in CFA or CA or MBA

2. Analytical skills: Employees must have strong analytical, numerical, and spreadsheet skills.

3. Strong Expertise in Excel modelling skills (e.g. dynamic financial models with sensitivities) , Power point (e.g. ability to prepare world class presentations) and Word (e.g. strong communication skills)

4. Team player: Individuals must possess excellent team leadership and teamwork skills.

5. Interpersonal skills: Candidates must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills (e.g. Strong written and oral communication skills with proven ability to initiate and manage relationships via phone/emails and Ability to co-ordinate with clients and follow ups including information requests)

6. Ability to understand key Strategy outlook and drivers in different sectors and thereby position a client

7. Ability to understand regulatory issues on a deal

8. Project Management of a deal and tracking of key activities that may be required on a timely basis

9. Ability to Co-ordinate with other advisors on a deal such as legal advisors, tax and financial due diligence advisors

Experience :

Candidates should have 4-10 years of work experience; preferably candidates who have had prior experience executing deals in investment banking.