Associate, Global Investment Banking

CIBC•Houston, TX

1d•$175,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Energy, Infrastructure & Transition (EIT) team is the largest investment banking team at CIBC and focuses on clients in the United States, Canada and Europe across broad sector coverage including traditional sectors of power generation, utilities, upstream and midstream energy, transportation, and social infrastructure, plus emerging energy transition sectors including renewable power, carbon capture, hydrogen, renewable fuels, among other emerging low-carbon solutions. CIBC was named North American Financial Advisor of the year in 2024 by Infrastructure Journal Global (IJGlobal). This Associate role is based in Houston and primary focus is on the midstream and pipeline, LNG and carbon capture sectors, with increasing focus on other emerging energy transition sectors. The primary roles and responsibilities for this Associate position include working with Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Directors, Associates and Analysts to complete financial modeling and analysis, research, transaction structuring and to generally support the senior professionals with business development and transaction execution activities. The Associate will be trained to maintain an awareness of our clients and industry.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Math, Engineering, Business, Economics, or related discipline
Minimum of 3 years’ experience
Previous investment banking or corporate finance experience, combined with other relevant corporate finance training
Extremely dedicated and motivated individual with high career aspirations. Must be capable of assuming significant levels of responsibility for assignments to be completed within short time frames
Excellent analytical ability including demonstrated knowledge of valuation techniques and practices, including cash-flow analysis
Strong technical, computational and quantitative skills
Strong interest in and knowledge of financial markets and the energy or energy infrastructure sectors
Excellent understanding of financial statements, credit analysis and accounting principles
Knowledge of accounting principles relating to financial statement preparation and business combinations
Proven ability to pay close attention to detail and multi-task under tight deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
Well-developed organizational skills in order to respond to shifting priorities on several simultaneous projects
Demonstrated job commitment including a willingness to work, as well as personal flexibility and adaptability in order to meet client deliverables and timelines
Excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills in order to convey factual and conceptual information to others and promote the interests of CIBC Capital Markets
Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.
You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand

Responsibilities

Develop and audit sophisticated financial analyses and financial models
Prepare industry and financial analysis to determine client opportunities and recommendations
Lead industry valuation analysis including discounted cash flows, comparable company, and precedent transaction analyses
Assist in developing proposals to clients and potential clients for equity and debt placements, mergers, asset or company divestitures or acquisitions, and other financial products and advisory services
Organize presentations to potential clients, assisting in the development of presentation information
Conduct industry research and analysis to assist in the identification and/or analysis of investment banking business opportunities
Participate in cross functional teams and liaising with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
Assist in company due diligence investigations
Prepare offering memoranda and marketing materials
Participate in external client interaction