Associate Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Prior investment banking experience is required; candidates without it will not be considered.
• At least 2 years of experience, the majority of which must be in an investment banking analyst or associate program.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Ability to build and own a clean, well-structured three-statement model from a blank page.
• Advanced Excel skills, including working with large data sets and creating model architecture others can follow and audit.
• Analytical judgment to identify key drivers, pressure-test assumptions, and flag issues rather than report numbers without a point of view.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to turn analysis into concise recommendations for a senior audience.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams at pace without loss of accuracy, including frequent short-turnaround requests from management, the Board, and sponsors.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information, and initiative to move work forward without waiting to be directed.

Nice To Haves

• Investment banking coverage in telecommunications, infrastructure, or media, or experience in leveraged finance, project finance, or securitization.
• Experience at a private equity-backed or capital-intensive business where capital deployment drives returns, including capex pacing and project-level economics.
• Familiarity with subscriber-based unit economics, cohort analysis, and long-lived asset return frameworks.
• Exposure to Board, sponsor, or lender reporting.
• Demonstrated use of modern AI tools such as Claude to accelerate analysis, modeling, or reporting.
• Investment banking coverage or product experience in telecommunications or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own the corporate operating model, including the scenario layer used for planning, financing, and transaction analysis.
• Lead the analytical build of the annual operating plan and quarterly reforecasts, working with department heads to translate operating inputs into a defensible financial plan.
• Produce monthly variance analysis and supporting narratives for management, Board, and sponsor reporting.
• Own cash flow forecasting, including the 13-week forecast and the long-range view tied to the operating model.
• Support M&A and corporate development, including target modeling, diligence, synergy analysis, and post-close integration tracking.
• Prepare analysis and exhibits for Board, sponsor, and lender deliverables, including debt maturity and refinancing analysis and recurring securitization reporting.
• Partner with construction, sales, operations, and marketing on budgets, business cases, and return analysis.
• Apply modern AI tooling, including Claude, to accelerate analysis, modeling, and reporting, and help define how the finance team uses it.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and a bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans beginning upon start.
• Up to 20 days of PTO.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Life insurance for the employee, spouse, and children.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with 100% company match, with vesting and matching starting upon hire, up to 4% of eligible compensation.
• Employee Assistance Plan.
• Employee Referral Plan.