Description

Citizens Bank is seeking Investment Banking Analysts to join the Capital Markets & Advisory team ("CM&A"). Analysts will work closely with the team's junior and senior professionals in preparing, analyzing, and completing any banking-related transactions, primarily within the U.S. middle market.

Investment Banking Analysts are assigned to active and prospective engagement teams and will have the opportunity to grow professionally in a fast-paced environment. Shared responsibilities across all CM&A functions include but are not limited to:

• Supporting junior and senior team members in developing new business ideas, pitch strategies, or transaction structuring scenarios (inclusive of equity, debt, and/or M&A) to help the firm's corporate and sponsor clients achieve their financial and strategic objectives.
• Analyzing financials, comparable companies, and transactions and modeling: analyze financial statement trends, prepare public company and transaction comparative analyses, develop leveraged buyout and financing models, and other analyses as needed.
• Preparing information memoranda and other transaction documents: draft key marketing and key transaction-related documents.
• Launching pitch/business origination materials and other presentations to lead as an integral part of the team.

Our Teams

Within CM&A, there are three paths for Analysts, each requiring outstanding skills and responsibilities in addition to those noted above.

(1) Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A"): Team focuses on all aspects of the sell-side and buy-side process for corporate and sponsor clients. Full-time analysts are aligned with sectors. Opportunities exist in Atlanta, GA (Business Services; Software; Healthcare; Tech Services; Aerospace, Defense & Government Services), Cleveland, OH (Industrials; Consumer; Gaming), Los Angeles, CA (Consumer), and through our recent acquisitions of JMP and DH Capital (San Francisco, CA and New York, NY).

(2) Debt Capital Markets ("DCM"): Team focuses on the origination, structuring, and execution of bank and bond transactions for corporate and sponsor companies. The focus is on middle market leveraged credits with a deep penetration into the sponsor community supporting LBOs. Full-time analysts are generalists and become sector-focused associates. Opportunities exist in Charlotte, NC, and Boston, MA

(3) Corporate Finance: Team focuses on the origination of business in specific industry sectors and works closely with the M&A and DCM teams to implement business. Full-time analysts are aligned with sectors including Aerospace, Defense & Government Services; Communications; Gaming, Lodging & Leisure; Business Services; Transportation & Logistics; Healthcare; Engineering, Construction & Industrial Services; Industrial Equipment & Distribution; Basic Materials; and Financial Services & Technology. Opportunities exist in Charlotte, NC, and Boston, MA.

Qualifications

Characteristics and skills important to the success of a candidate in this position:

• Intelligent and resourceful
• Professional/concise oral and written communication
• Strong technical skills (knowledge of accounting, Excel, etc.)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-starter/intellectual curiosity
• Strong work ethic/standout colleague/high degree of maturity and integrity
• Ability to work efficiently and run multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Background qualifications include:

• A planned winter 2022/spring 2023 undergraduate degree from an accredited university.
• Excellent grades and a proven desire to be involved in extracurricular activities are required.
• Background/major in finance or accounting or similar is preferred.

Please note that U.S. Immigration sponsorship or work visa is not available for this position and candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the U.S.

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