Investment Banking Analyst II Corporate Finance - ReGLL

Citizens • New York, NY

6d • $115,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Citizens is seeking an Investment Banking Analyst II to join our Corporate Finance (Industry Coverage) team focusing on Gaming, Leisure & Loading. This role will support senior professionals in industry-focused client development and originating, structuring, and executing debt capital markets, equity capital markets, and M&A transactions. The Analyst will play a critical role in developing industry-focused idea generation, working on deal teams, and coordinating projects. The Analyst/Associate would work directly with senior professionals on the Corporate Finance team and in partnership with Debt Capital Markets / Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets, and M&A product groups, as well as Sponsor Coverage and Corporate Banking relationship teams to support origination and execution efforts for transactions. These include: acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalizations, restructurings, refinancings, and equity raises. This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing investment banking platform with market leading positions in middle market corporate and financial sponsor backed transactions. Through this experience the Analyst/Associate will gain insight into the issues and considerations for management teams and shareholders at growing middle market companies, and exposure to strategic, financial, and capital decision making.

Requirements

• 1 year of related experience in M&A, Corporate Finance, Industry Coverage, Leveraged Finance / Capital Markets, Equity Research, or Buyside Equities
• Proven client interaction with excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to express ideas in a persuasive, organized, and articulate manner
• Ability to function as part of a flat organization, manage several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of multiple teams
• Ability to follow-up independently and consistently and play the critical role as the project manager on most assignments
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis with a solid understanding of financial statements, financial modeling and company / industry analysis
• Self-starting team player who can think strategically and excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, challenging work environment
• High degree of maturity and integrity with a positive and hardworking attitude
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to immediately contribute to the group based on experience and help transfer best practices and knowledge
• Full command of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience with related financial services software including S&P CapitalIQ, Bloomberg, FactSet, Pitchbook, AlphaSense, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Gaming, Leisure & Lodging is preferred
• MBA not required but a plus
• Attendance in a formal investment or corporate banking training program preferred, but not required
• For the Associate role, FINRA Series 79 (or 7) and Series 63 required and /or willingness to obtain licenses within required timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Working with the senior bankers and other analysts/associates on the Gaming, Leisure & Lodging Corporate Finance team
• Additional exposure to and partnership with the Debt Capital Markets / Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets, and M&A product groups, Sponsor Coverage and Corporate Banking relationship teams to develop idea decks that encompass, strategic alternatives, acquisition or opportunistic financing ideas and / or transaction financing scenarios to help corporate clients and financial sponsors achieve their financial and strategic objectives
• Performing extensive financial statement modeling for a variety of transaction scenarios
• Conducting comprehensive company and industry research and maintain several key industry datasets
• Analyzing financial model output and client information to prioritize data and present conclusions for discussion purposes
• Preparing pitch materials for client meetings
• Creating thoughtful overviews of new platform investment opportunities or acquisition targets to be shared with clients and Sponsors
• Support transaction screening and credit / underwriting approval processes and all required documentation, analysis, and meetings
• Playing a key leadership role throughout the transaction execution process
• Participating in accounting, business, and legal due diligence
• Preparing detailed transaction marketing materials including confidential information memoranda and lender / management presentations and virtual data rooms

Benefits

• comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• retirement benefits
• maternity/paternity leave
• flexible work arrangements
• education reimbursement
• wellness programs
• paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level