Investment Banking Senior Associate, Communications & Media

Citi's Investment Banking business provides advisory and capital raising services to leading corporations and financial sponsors worldwide, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financial restructurings, and the underwriting and distribution of equity and debt. As a global leader, we pride ourselves on the depth and breadth of our abilities across products and our unique strength across both developed and emerging markets. Our combined expertise allows us to offer the most innovative solutions in all market conditions driven by a global network of bankers with in-depth industry knowledge, local market acumen, product creativity and execution expertise. Our investment bankers are organised into industry, product and regional groups and work closely with our partners in capital markets, corporate banking and product groups. The Communications and Media team is a leading practice across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and spans a range of sub-sectors including telecommunications, digital infrastructure (data centres, fibre, towers and satellite) and media (ranging from advertising and broadcasting to education, sports and gaming).
Job Description: The Investment Banking Senior Associate is responsible for assisting clients in both M&A advisory and capital markets transactions across debt and equity, playing a crucial role across both deal execution and marketing efforts.

• Playing a substantial role in transactions, working closely with senior investment banking colleagues in a non-hierarchical team structure
• Leverage past investment banking or related experience to enhance M&A execution and capital raising capabilities
• Liaise closely with clients, partners in other teams within Citi and external advisors such as commercial, accounting or legal advisors
• Drive the development of sophisticated operating, financial and valuation models to support client decision-making
• Develop in-depth strategic analyses for both pitch materials and live deals
• Responsible for process management across deal lifecycle
• Manage extensive client interaction, especially in a deal execution environment
• Manage and mentor analysts by providing detailed guidance and feedback, managing information flow, and providing credit and exposure information to analyst, as appropriate

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in investment banking or a related area
• Sector experience is preferred, but not a prerequisite
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a rapidly changing environment in order to meet deadlines

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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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Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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