Retail Insights

Primary Responsibilities:

Analysts will be heavily involved in the following tasks:

Preparation of company valuations including using various methodologies including discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, trading comparables and transaction comparables;
Preparation of company marketing documents and client presentations in addition to performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation;
Participate in the origination and execution of equity, debt and ILS transactions;
Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios and to analyse the impacts of different capital structures and potential M&A transactions;
Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings, covering topics such as strategic alternatives, capital markets activity and general corporate finance;
Participate in all stages of transaction executions, from the pitch phase through to closing.
Analysts develop their skills through broad and frequent exposure to both junior and senior bankers.
You will gain a strong career foundation in financial services. Our analysts are the anchors of each team and are expected to make a personal impact right from the start.
You will work on some of the biggest deals in insurance investment banking, interact with clients almost immediately, travel for the firm and handle increasingly important responsibilities.
Qualifications:

Candidates must have a proven academic record and an interest in finance. The ideal candidate will have (i) an enduring work ethic and track record of success; (ii) the ability to function equally well in both a team setting and on a self-directed basis; and (iii) excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills.
Interested candidates are required to have a degree from a top-tier university with a minimum of 2.1 or equivalent and previous work or internship experience in Mergers and Acquisitions and/or Investment Banking industries is a plus.
The best candidates will also possess the following skills and abilities:
Demonstrated academic achievement;
Demonstrated excellence outside of academics;
Excellent written and verbal skills;
Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
Demonstrated ability to work in a time sensitive environment and under pressure with tight deadlines;
Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail;
Ready to assume a high level of responsibility;
Well-rounded academic background, with coursework in finance or economics, is preferred;
Demonstrates leadership abilities;
Solid interest in the financial sector;
Excellent PC skills; advanced knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint a must.