Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.
Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
What You'll Be DoingAnalysts provide analytical and transaction support on municipal financings, assist in the development of proposals and presentations, and provide general support to the initiatives of the senior bankers. Analysts serve as the second or third person on client relationships and begin to undertake extensive direct contact with clients and outside consultants. A strong desire and ability to learn technical and business development skills is important, as is a willingness to work outside normal business hours. Analysts participate in junior banker training with colleagues from offices located throughout the nation. Some travel expected.
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What We're Looking For- Develop and analyze financial and debt models to support the marketing and execution of new municipal bond issues.
- Research capital needs and financial structure of local government agency clients.
- Create marketing and sales materials, attend client meetings, and act as a point of contact for the finance team throughout the financing process.
- Perform debt profile analyses related to current and prospective public finance clients.
- Assist with the preparation and delivery of client pitch books and requests for Proposals/Qualifications.
- Research industry and financial market trends, running data queries and analyzing such data.
- Prepare memorandums describing financing ideas and opportunities, and case studies on completed transactions.
- Interest in public sector and municipal finance.
- Ability to multi-task, work independently and collaborate in teams.
- Knowledge, or ability to learn, web-based applications, and specialized information systems, including EMMA, Bloomberg, TM3, Munex, and DBC.
- Knowledge of finance and accounting principles.
- Ability to prepare and deliver clear, effective and professional presentations.
- Competence in clearly and effectively communicating in both oral and written formats.
- Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Finance or a related field
- Minimum Required: 0 to 2 years' related experience
- Minimum Required: Series 50, 52, 63, or ability to obtain within 12 months from date of hire.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook #LI-JK1
Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.
While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field
- 0 to 2 years of related experience
- Series 50, 52, or 63 license, or ability to obtain one within 12 months of hire
- Knowledge of finance and accounting principles
- Ability to learn and use EMMA, Bloomberg, TM3, Munex, and DBC
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Ability to prepare and deliver clear, effective, professional presentations
- Clear and effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to multitask, work independently, and collaborate in teams
- Interest in public-sector and municipal finance
Stifel Financial Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation is positioned as highly attractive for financial advisors, with emphasis on meaningful earning upside tied to production. Recognition for advisor satisfaction indicates that incentive mechanics can be a differentiator in producer roles.
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Flexible Benefits — The benefits program is broad and multi-option, spanning multiple health plan choices, FSAs/HSAs, and a wide set of voluntary insurance add-ons. This menu-style design supports tailoring coverage to different life stages and needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are extensive, including parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-building support, and back-up childcare and elder care. These offerings signal a comparatively strong support system for caregiving and family planning.
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What We Do
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S. Stifel ranks as the 7th largest brokerage firm in the country as measured by number of financial advisors, with approximately 2,300, and features a highly regarded equity research department that has earned numerous accolades from such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Financial Times. In 2023 and 2024, Stifel was recognized as the No. 1 wealth management firm for employee advisor satisfaction, based on the J.D. Power U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study*. Stifel is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel Financial Corp.'s other subsidiaries include Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, the Company’s European subsidiary; Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary; Stifel Bank and Trust and Stifel Bank, retail and commercial banks; and Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A, our trust companies. *Stifel received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2023-2024 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies, which measures employee advisors’ satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.







