Associate, Energy Corporate Banking - Houston, TX

Scotiabank & Trust • Houston, TX

259d • $135,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank's strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group. Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future! Energy is a core platform and premier banking team at Scotiabank with high visibility and deal velocity. Scotiabank's Energy coverage group has a dedicated team of over 100 energy experts supporting our clients globally, through offices in Calgary, Houston, and London. Our experienced professionals are involved in all facets of the energy sector, including upstream, midstream, oilfield services, refining, and chemicals. Our commitment to the sector totals ~$10Bn in the US alone, with a broad product footprint spanning traditional banking products, trade finance, commodities, FX, interest rate derivatives, sustainability, DCM, ECM, M&A&D, equity research, and more.

Requirements

• Completed Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Business, Science, Engineering, Economics or Mathematics discipline
• 2-3 years as an investment or corporate banking analyst
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail and positive ‘can-do' attitude
• Knowledge in the financial markets and business
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Strong communication skills: ability to distill key messaging, themes, and concepts from large amounts of information for different levels of audiences across the organization
• Ability to adapt to ongoing challenges presented by a constantly changing work environment
• Ability to prioritize amongst many competing deliverables at any given time
• An aptitude to perform activities using influence through developing deep relationships with stakeholders across business and functional groups
• A strong culture, risk, and controls mindset
• Team player that is responsive, holds themselves to high standards, and is of the highest integrity
• Self-motivated, eager to learn, takes initiative, and is able to operate with minimal supervision
• Strong facility with numbers and computer skills with excellent knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Analytical mind with the curiosity to dig deeper

Responsibilities

• Executing a range of corporate finance related tasks including financial analysis, building and analyzing advanced financial models (including standalone, DCF, and LBO models), industry research, due diligence, etc.
• Creating marketing materials and client presentations
• Maintaining / designing Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint slides on corporate finance, strategic investment, and industry-related trends for comparative analysis and presentation
• Interacting with other departments of the firm such as Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, FX, Commodities, and Trade Finance to market the firm's capabilities and deliver client solutions
• Supporting transaction structuring and execution efforts, with increasing levels of responsibility and accountability over time
• Ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk
• Communicating vision/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team

Benefits

• Flexible benefit programs designed to help support unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree