Associate, Investment Banker, FIG

Job title: Investment Banker FIG    
Corporate Title: Associate 
Department: Investment Banking 

Location: London 
 

Financial Institutions Group

FIG is one of the largest teams in Investment Banking and executes high profile deals, providing analysts with unparalleled deal execution experience. Diversified Financials (incl. asset and wealth managers, insurance brokers and fund administrators) as a subsector of FIG is a highly dynamic and an in-demand specialism where the right candidate will be able to grow a rewarding career. FIG as a whole is a dominant revenue contributor in the EMEA Investment Banking Division. Diversified Financials operate EMEA-wide coverage alongside other sectors including banks, insurance, specialty finance (consumer finance, leasing, etc.). The team is closely integrated with key product teams across Global Finance (Equity Advisory and Debt Capital Markets, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Insurance and Risk Solutions Group).

Role desciprtion

Key objectives critical to success:

• Assisting in execution of on-going deals within the group, e.g. M&A transactions, strategic advisory

• Supporting senior bankers delivering strategic advice to clients

  • Strategic idea generation and sector coverage

  • Preparation of pitch book and discussion materials

  • Data analysis

  • Financial modelling and valuation

  • Project management and client handling

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Essential

• Experience / strong interest in FIG sector, ideally the capital-light segment

• Experience of working within Investment Banking, Transaction Services/Corporate Finance Group of ‘Big 4’ Accountancy Firm or boutique advisory firm

• Mastery of complex modelling and financial analysis (e.g. operating models, DCF, merger models, LBO)

• Detail orientated and accurate

• Ability to identify key issues, draw conclusions and raise questions about results

• Takes ownership and drives processes forward

• Prioritises and coordinates projects effectively

• Judgement

Desirable

• Prior experience working within the capital-light subsector of FIG

• Fluency in a European language

Nomura competencies

Culture & Conduct

• Contributes to desired culture

• Aware of different values / styles

• Maintains own and holds others to high standards of behavior

• Seeks to develop

• Aware of impact of own strengths / weaknesses

• Learns from experience

 Client-Centricity & Business Acumen

• Demonstrates understanding of current market

• Anticipates client needs

• Pays attention to detail, synthesizes accurately

• Sees problems, recommends solutions

 Strategy & Innovation

• Articulates own contributions to divisional and firm-wide strategy

• Embraces and balances new / differing ways of thinking / working

• Makes decisions appropriate to their role, knows when and how to escalate

• Knows when / how to compromise

• Responds positively to changing needs and circumstances

• Is able to change direction quickly

 Leadership & Collaboration

• Proactively participates in own and others' performance year

• Assists in recruiting and on boarding new team members

• Gives credit to others for positive contributions

• Builds collaborative and productive working relationships

• Provides on-the-job training to colleagues

• Provides and listens to constructive, timely and specific feedback to resolve conflict

 Communication & Connectivity

• Adjusts communication style to suit topic / audience

• Balances listening / talking

• Communicates ideas and issues clearly and with consideration

• Questions to understand others’ views

• Is a proven and credible resource

• Builds internal network

• Willingly works with others to share information

 Execution & Delivery

• Maintains positive commitment to results

• Takes on challenging assignments

• Executes priority actions on-time

• Keeps stakeholders updated, manages expectations

• Persists when confronted with resistance

• Seeks, listens to and accepts feedback