Investment Banking Associate

The Energy Transition Group (ETG) is a leading advisory franchise covering Energy, Power & Utilities and Renewables and Climate Tech sectors. We provide a wide range of investment banking services including M&A, and strategic advice as well as equity and debt capital market solutions. In role you’ll join us as an Associate where you’ll help Co-Ordinate and work with team members on research and analysis of the ETG sector. This will include company valuations, finance modelling, marketing materials and transaction documentation. Mergers and Acquisitions will be a central focus for this team, you'll be actively involved in both origination and execution of these transactions.

**To be successful as an Investment Banking Associate, you'll need**:

- Strong M&A and financing skills
- First class experience required of complex financial modelling, valuation techniques, presentation preparation, due diligence and financial analysis
- Experience in deal origination: participating in client meetings, helping generate ideas, writing presentations and handling client follow up
- Ability to mentor and manage junior bankers, ensuring quality and consistency in deliverables
- A solid track record of executing transactions in the sector
- Excellent analytical skills with familiarity with advanced Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluency in English; additional European languages are advantageous.

**Some other highly valued skills include**:

- Suitable level of experience working within relevant Investment Banking Sectors (Energy, Power & Utilities and Renewables)
- Team player able to work effectively in a team environment
- Excellent internal and external stakeholder management
- Strong understanding of professional ethics and regulatory environment

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The position is based in our London Office.

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks

**Purpose of the role**

To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies

**Accountabilities**
- Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends..
- Generation of ideas and identification of opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities..
- In-depth financial analysis and due diligence on client companies to assess their financial health and valuation..
- Collaboration with legal and compliance teams to review, draft, and maintain legal documentation required for transactions, including contracts and agreements..
- Collaboration with other teams, such as Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Research, and Risk Management, to provide comprehensive solutions to clients..
- Champion Energy Transition and Sustainability by engaging with clients on their climate, transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable..
- To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies..

**Assistant Vice President Expectations**
- To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
- Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
- Consult on complex issues; pro