Citi is looking for a senior analyst to join the Financial Strategy Group (FSG), a corporate finance advisory team in Citi’s investment banking division. The FSG team, working in close partnership with sector, coverage and product teams, advises clients in M&A and capital markets transactions on the full spectrum of corporate finance issues; focusing on capital structure, credit ratings, funding strategy, valuation, cost of capital, shareholder returns and distributions, capital allocation, and liquidity management, among others.
Key Responsibilities:
The selected candidate would work on high-profile client pitches and deals spanning all industry sectors, interact directly with clients and credit rating agencies, and take on an exceptional level of responsibility. Key responsibilities include:
- Advise clients on how to achieve their desired credit rating goals in the context of their contemplated transactions, and wider corporate objectives
- Apply credit rating methodologies of the three major credit rating agencies (S&P, Moody’s, Fitch) to asses a company’s credit rating
- Understand the implications of various corporate actions (e.g. M&A and capital markets transactions) on a company’s financial profile and reflect the same in a financial model
- Present analysis of expected credit rating impact of a contemplated transaction to Citi’s credit committees
- Collect and analyse company financial information, conduct industry research, perform benchmarking with peer groups
- Prepare presentation materials for client discussion to support the analysis
- Liaise with credit rating agencies, as well as with banking teams across industry, coverage and products
- Advise clients on border corporate finance topics such capital structure, funding strategy, cost of capital, shareholder returns and distributions, capital allocation, and liquidity management
- Help train and develop junior members of the team
Development Value:
- The role provides unmatched corporate finance experience with a market-leading advisory team in a demanding environment.
Person Specification:
Knowledge/Experience
- Experienced in Ratings or Capital Structure Advisory
- Fluent English is a prerequisite (other languages would be an advantage but not essential)
Skills
- High calibre written and verbal communication skills
- Strong comfort with numerical/modelling/analytical tasks
- Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight timelines
- Planning and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise
- Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel & PowerPoint
- Ability to work independently under general instructions
- Ability to manage junior staff
- Graduate degree preferred
Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the Certification Regime. The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which has come into effect on 7 March 2016. Under the Certification Regime, certain Citi entities must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.
Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:
Honesty, integrity and reputation
Financial soundness
Competence and capability
In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, certain Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above. This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, reference checks, credit checks and other background checks. If hired for this role, you will also be required to complete an annual declaration regarding your Fitness and Propriety.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read the information above and that you are applying for a Certified Role. You also agree to Citi carrying out any additional screening required, including permitted criminal record checks, reference checks, credit checks and any other background checks.
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Job Family Group:
Institutional Banking
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Job Family:
Investment Banking
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Time Type:
Full time
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