US Analyst - Corporate and Leveraged Finance Americas

Department: Corporate and Leveraged Finance Americas

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“CACIB”) is the corporate and investment banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group. Based in New York, CACIB’s Corporate and Leveraged Finance Group (“CLF”) includes the Corporate Origination and LATAM teams which originate, structure, and distribute syndicated loans and bilateral facilities for corporate clients based within the North and South America. The group also includes the Leveraged, Acquisition and Telecom Finance Group (“LATFG”), which originates leveraged finance solutions for financial sponsors and corporates through leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Furthermore, CLF acts as a primary underwriter and is active in the secondary markets to provide liquidity to investors across business lines. 

CLF is seeking a recent or soon to be graduate that has relevant education and financial industry experience. CLF provides a full array of financing solutions for corporate clients and financial sponsors. The team originates, structures and distributes investment grade and leveraged debt financings, including investment grade and leveraged loans, high yield bonds, and bridge financings across general corporate and various structured finance sectors. This person will provide support to both junior and senior bankers, assist in financial modeling and credit analysis, analyze corporate credit ratings, conduct market research, and provide general support across various projects. The role offers an opportunity to assist in all aspects of deal execution and become an integral part of Credit Agricole’s CLF franchise.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong work ethic and initiative, excellent analytical and communication skills, superior organizational ability, and the capacity to work under pressure. An understanding of banking and capital markets would be preferred. The position offers exposure across various groups/platforms across the bank and the opportunity to see syndicated loan (RCF, TLA), Term Loan B and High Yield bond transactions executed from beginning to end. 

The U.S. Analyst program offers an opportunity for recent college graduates interested in finance and investment banking to actively participate in this fast-paced and challenging industry. We provide our U.S. Analysts with the tools necessary for professional growth and career advancement. The U.S. Analyst experience fosters the opportunity to connect with people who can help guide your career.

The U.S. Analyst position will be available for a maximum of 2 years.  The goal of the U.S. Analyst program is to develop the ideal candidate for consideration to a potential permanent position at the end of the two years. 

Job Overview: 

Assist CLF team members and management in the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of the department, with a focus on Loan and Bond Origination. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparation of client / external presentation materials including pitch books, information memorandums and institutional investor / lender’s presentation materials
• Prepare financial analysis on companies including ratio analysis, comparables and financial models with projections
• Assist in the preparation of transaction memorandums, credit analysis, and corporate credit ratings analysis
• Craft clear and succinct written analysis of company performance, industry market trends and related commentary
• Maintenance of databases and market comparables
• Review of legal documentation and preparation of Closing Memos
• Work with other team members, credit, legal, relationship managers, operations and senior management to ensure the timely and accurate information gathering and analysis 
• Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly market updates across different relevant asset classes

Qualifications:

• Recent or soon to be college graduate in Finance or related field with excellent educational record 
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task time sensitive requests
• Strong computer skills including use of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Bloomberg
• Advanced financial modeling capabilities
• Familiarity with banking and capital markets
• Some accounting/finance/economics coursework