Investment Banking Associate - Real Estate

Citigroup Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment banking team in London is seeking an Investment Banking Associate. The role involves providing strategic advice, leading complex numerical analysis, and mentoring analysts. Ideal candidates should have a strong finance background and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in evaluating corporate transactions and structures.
• Experience creating financial analyses and models.

Responsibilities

• Assist in execution of Citi’s Investment Banking activities.
• Lead numerical analysis and production of marketing material.
• Manage and mentor analysts, providing guidance and feedback.

Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Master's degree in Business Administration

Job description

Citi Real Estate & Hospitality Investment Banking team: The team has been consistently growing in the last 3 years and is one of the leading franchises on the street. The team covers wide array of sub segments including hotels, residential, offices, logistic, self storage and others as well as all the products of the Investment Banking business.

The Investment Banking Associate is an intermediate level position responsible to derive detailed analysis and supporting material when providing to client strategic advise, M&A, Equity Capital Market and Debt Capital Markets services. The overall objective of its role is to lead complex numerical analysis complemented with bespoken sector and market analysis to provide full insights and services to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the execution of Citi’s Investment Banking business activities
• Leverage past investment banking or related experience to enhance M&A execution and capital raising capabilities as well as financing and real estate services
• Lead numerical analysis and production of marketing and industry material such us Information Memorandum
• Contribute to building Citi’s franchise
• Manage and mentor analysts by providing detailed guidance and feedback, managing information flow, and providing credit and exposure information to analyst, as appropriate
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or closely related areas of Business Administration Master's degree in Business Administration
• Experience in evaluating corporate transactions and structures
• Experience creating financial analyses and models
• Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Experience assisting with client development
• Ability to work with teams and track business development (collect research, analyse industry trends)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, integrity and reputation

• Financial soundness

• Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Banking

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Job Family:

Investment Banking

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Time Type:

Full time

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