Trainee Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure Advisory (m/f/d) - UniCredit Graduate Program

Job Description

The “UniCredit Graduate Program” is how you kickstart your career through a stimulating and exciting journey in one of Europe's leading financial institutions.
Our 12-months rotation-based graduate program offers the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking, international, and supportive environment where you can learn, grow, and thrive while making an impact and empowering communities to progress. The UniCredit Graduate Program Client Solutions, in particular, is a development journey offering a unique onboarding path into our best-in-class products & services platform, to kick start an international career at UniCredit.
Our investment banking division Client Solutions serves all our regions and is comprised of three excellent product factories: Corporate Solutions delivers tailored solutions in advisory, financing, risk management, trade and working capital for our corporate clients; Individual Solutions ensures a rich offering of investment and protection products for individuals; whilst Group Payments Solutions supports corporates, financial institutions, and individual customers in all their payments and liquidity management needs.
The Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure Advisory is part of Sectors Germany, a product unit at the core of UniCredit's Advisory & Financing Solutions business within Client Solutions. Overall, Sectors is responsible for guidance and coordination of all advisory services providing insights of complex industrial sectors. Within Advisory & Financing Solutions, Sectors follows an integrated industry and M&A execution approach with in-depth knowledge of TMT, Industrials, Consumer, Healthcare & Retail as well as Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure sectors.
Working time: Full-time
During your journey in your UniCredit Graduate Program Client Solutions, you will be able to explore your potential through on-the-job experience and an international job rotation across Client Solutions. If you are a graduate with an international mindset, leadership potential and the ability to thrive under pressure, unlock your fullest potential and join us!
Tasks and responsibilities as a Trainee in the Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure Advisory team include:

• Production & preparation of high-quality analysis and presentation material across market segments, regions within the Natural Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure sector including in-depth market, company and transaction analyses
• Supporting the development and origination of "made to measure" solutions within the scope of sector advisory presentations based on specific client requirements
• Work in conjunction with various product groups within Advisory & Financing solutions to respond to client needs. Coordination & integration of "tailor-made" input and selected participation in client pitch meetings
• Supporting the execution and coordination of M&A buy-side, sell-side, equity raising transactions along each single process step
• Execution of detailed financial models on diverse takeover, financing and company situations
• "Apply creativity & set new standards" - continuous refining of presentation, modeling and analytical standards

You will fit in perfectly with us and our culture if you identify with the values of Integrity, Ownership and Caring paired with the Power Skills of an Agile Collaborator, a Passionate Explorer, and a Proactive Entrepreneur.
You also match with the following requirements:

• You are in the final stages of your master's degree in business administration, finance or economics with good/very good academic results (MBA, CFA is a plus), or have completed your studies within the last 2 years.
• Preferably prior experience in investment banking and/or consulting, ideally in M&A or alternatively in ECM / Structured / Leveraged / Project Finance
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, corporate finance & accounting skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to a variety of sub-sectors and businesses
• Knowledge of Refinitiv / Bloomberg / S&P CapitalIQ / FactSet / Mergermarket / et al.
• Excellent MS Office skills (esp. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and deliver on-time & on-quality
• Confident and assertive conduct vis-à-vis clients & partners
• Willing to accept and master new challenges regularly
• Hard-working and motivated to "make a difference"
• Team player with positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Fluent English skills plus very good German skills