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William Blair · 15 hours ago

Investment Banking Associate - Consumer Products & Services (CPS)

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$175K/yr - $175K/yr

1+ years exp

William Blair is a Premier Global Partnership that has delivered trusted advice for nine decades. The Investment Banking Associate will execute in-depth analyses to support business development and transaction execution while providing mentorship to less experienced staff.

BankingFinanceWealth Management

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform extensive financial/valuation analyses to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions and capital raising transactions. Utilize creative approaches to analyses that illustrate key concepts/messages. Carefully review and provide guidance to Analysts’ work

Build advanced financial models to value potential and actual clients and/or industries, leveraging broad understanding of valuation and broad finance/accounting topics. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of multiple client sectors. Assimilate information to perform insightful analyses

Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions. Anticipate potential deal issues and pass concerns through to team members in real time

Actively participates in presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results

Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, which exhibit broad knowledge of IB product solutions and underlying components. Engage, with analysts, in the development of marketing materials that highlight the competitive advantage of William Blair

Actively participate in client meetings and drafting sessions

Research and expand expertise of industries and/or sectors. Leverage knowledge to target certain clients or industries. Monitor key industry drivers. Offer insights into business trends in sector to facilitate processes. Evaluate and improve BIC content

Identify improvements to processes and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently

Take ownership of client relationships. Foster effective dialogue with finance and accounting staffs to facilitate processes. Anticipate needs and challenges and provide seamless solutions

Demonstrate an understanding of macro factors related to client industry, investment banking products and potential implications

Act as 'on the job' trainer for analysts, providing constructive feedback. Focus on improving the quality of analyst and summer intern work product. Ensure senior team knows the valuable contributions of all team members

Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures

Additional responsibilities as requested

Qualification

Investment banking experienceFinancial modelingValuation methodsAnalytical abilitiesAccounting knowledgeCustomer satisfactionSound judgementSIE ExamSeries 79Series 63Leadership skillsCommunication skillsDetail orientedAdaptabilityTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree required

Prior investment banking experience required

Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities

Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills

Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice

Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously

Effective leadership and coaching skills

Strong desire to win

Sound judgement

Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance

Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers

SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%

Preferred

1+ years experience as an Investment Banking Associate preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Employer paid short & long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k)

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Maven family & fertility benefit

Parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement)

Other voluntary benefits

Company

William Blair

Glassdoor4.2

William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm.

Founded in 1935

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.williamblair.com

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