2027 P&M Corporate Finance - Investment Banking Entry Level

Plant Moran • Southfield, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Within our investment banking group, our team focuses on providing merger and acquisition services to companies throughout North America and Europe. Since our inception, we have successfully completed more than 250 financial advisory engagements for a wide array of clients in virtually every business sector. PMCF, a U.S. registered broker/dealer, is an investment bank providing merger and acquisition services to middle market companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since being formed in 1995, our investment banking team has served a wide array of clients, including individual and family-owned businesses, large public companies, and private equity firms. Our team of professionals has more than 230+ years of industry experience and is organized by industry, with specializations in Industrials, Plastics & Packaging, Business Services, Technology & Software, Consumer/Food/Retail, and Healthcare. We bring up-market analysis, strategy, and capability to the middle market by fostering a deep and trusting relationship with each client, providing continuous senior level involvement throughout the process, developing supported positioning points aligned with value drivers and growth opportunities, identifying potential impact risk factors and creating mitigating strategies, leveraging the deep industry experience, and providing on-the-ground global coverage through our international colleagues through Corporate Finance International. As an affiliate of Plante Moran, one of the dozen largest accounting and professional services firms in the nation, we deliver an intimate knowledge of the middle market coupled with an array of services that rivals large, international investment banks. Simultaneously, we maintain a culture of independence and senior-level involvement that supports our middle-market clients and their financial needs.

Requirements

• Detail-oriented student with problem solving, communication, and analytical skills
• Thorough financial statement analysis skills.
• The ability to work independently and also in a team environment, with a high degree of initiative, poise, and confidentiality
• Demonstrates leadership qualities; driven to succeed
• Solid technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance at an accredited college or university.
• Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).
• Completion of introductory accounting and finance courses.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

Nice To Haves

• Prior accounting or finance related internships

Responsibilities

• Help provide analytical and data driven components for the development of M&A transactions.
• Financial modeling including entering historical financial information, forecasting future periods and developing sound assumptions after checking the model for validity and correctness.
• Industry and company research and analysis of data.
• Some preparation of the selling document text which may include the creation of charts and other visuals, financial data and formatting.
• Additional written communication responsibilities may include involvement in assembling, developing, and/or editing information requests, due diligence lists, confidentiality agreements, engagements letters, proposals and management presentations.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• disability insurance
• life insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• various pre-determined holidays
• 401(k) plan
• flexible benefits plans
• business-related travel expense
• lodging reimbursement for business-related use
• meal reimbursement for business-related use
• pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
• discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff
• option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time for some contingent staff positions

What This Job Offers

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