Investment Banking Analyst
Job Description:
We are looking for an Investment Banking Analyst on the Strategic Advisory team at Independence Point Advisors, supporting a number of sectors with a focus on climate, energy transition and sustainable materials. The Analyst will support both business development initiatives and deal-related tasks.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about a career in investment banking and will have a natural curiosity about Climate and Energy Transition. They will be a self-starter, eager to learn new skillsets quickly and is expected to have strong modeling, excel and PPT skills and a strong grasp of key corporate finance concepts. The Analyst will work with senior team members leading Energy Transition and Sustainable Materials coverage at IPA, and will benefit from hands-on training and professional development opportunities.
Preferred location: NYC, with 4 days a week in office at our location in downtown Manhattan. Candidates outside of NYC may be considered with expected monthly travel to NYC.
Base Salary Compensation: $70,000-110,000
Primary Responsibilities:
- Perform valuation analyses: Work on a standard suite of corporate finance modeling analytics including discounted cashflow (DCF), pro forma merger analysis, comparables (trading & transaction), to assist in financial decision making.
- Prepare investment banking presentations: Assist in preparation of draft pitch books, including market updates, sector analyses, TAM overviews, investor insights, etc utilizing PowerPoint, Pitchbook, Factset, and Excel.
- Conduct economic research: Perform in-depth research to analyze industry trends, economic indicators, and market dynamics, contributing to the firm's understanding of factors impacting investment decisions and strategies
Job Requirements:
- Recent graduate in undergraduate degree program in relevant disciplines or MBA programs and with strong work experience in finance.
- Minimum GPA of 3.4 / 4.0
- Prior internship experience in investment banking, investment, accounting or financial services
- Interest in energy transition, climate and sustainability
- Detail-oriented with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft PPT and XLS
- Ability to manage a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously
- Resourceful self-starter; able to work autonomously
- Outgoing personality who can engage clients and team members
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong work ethic and a high level of professional integrity
IPA Overview:
- Independence Point Advisors (IPA) is a purpose-built modern investment bank and advisory firm that embraces the notion that diverse expertise and life experiences leads to better client outcomes. At IPA, we prove that exceptional talent and diversity delivers high-quality advice and successful outcomes without compromise.
- The IPA team is lean and entrepreneurial and every individual on the team works hands-on in a highly collaborative environment.
- Our Strategic Advisory practice focuses on providing M&A and capital raising services to clients at the intersection of power, energy transition, climate, and sustainable materials. We pride ourselves on delivering cutting edge advice to clients in sectors & niches under-served by the bulge bracket banks.
- Our Capital Markets practice acts as an underwriter on bond and equity transactions and has done $500bn in volume in 3 years since inception.