Associate, M&A

Standard Chartered; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Unmind wellbeing support

Continuous learning culture

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Job summary

Standard Chartered is a global bank seeking a corporate finance analyst to support coverage and execution of transactions across industries and products. You will assist senior bankers from origination through to execution and closing.

You'll conduct industry and company research, prepare pitch books and information memoranda, and build financial models and valuations while coordinating with Relationship Managers, Global Banking, and other units across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, commerce, or related field.
• Proven academic or work track record in corporate finance.
• Fluent in English and Chinese.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative finance/accounting knowledge.
• Experience preparing pitch books and financial analysis.
• CFA enrollment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in coverage and execution of corporate finance transactions across industries and products in accordance with the assigned pipeline and projects
• Support senior bankers in both origination and execution of transactions, from pitching through to execution and closing
• Conduct industry and company-specific research
• Prepare presentation materials such as pitch books, teasers and information memoranda
• Prepare financial model, valuation and other financial analysis using various methodologies
• Coordinate and build connectivity with other stakeholders and business units at the Bank across regions such as Relationship Managers, Global Banking, Commercial Banking, Legal & Compliance

Skills

Strategy & Model

Balance Sheet Mgmt

Pitching

Relationship Mgmt

CIC - Lending

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Provide support in coverage and execution of corporate finance transactions across industries and products in accordance with the assigned pipeline and projects
• Support senior bankers in both origination and execution of transactions, from pitching through to execution and closing
• Conduct industry and company‑specific research
• Prepare presentation materials such as pitch books, teasers and information memoranda
• Prepare financial model, valuation and other financial analysis using various methodologies
• Coordinate and build connectivity with other stakeholders and business units at the Bank across different regions such as Relationship Mangers, Global Banking, Commercial Banking, Legal & Compliance

Business

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Skills and Experience

• Business - Strategy and Model
• Financial – Balance Sheet Management
• Sales - Client Pitching
• Sales - Relationship Management
• CIC - Bank Lending

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university preferably in a relevant discipline such as finance, commerce, business administration, economics, mathematics and engineering
• Highly motivated individual with a track record of success in academics and/or summer/full time employment in corporate finance
• Fluent in verbal and written English and Chinese
• Solid quantitative and qualitative skills with sound finance and accounting knowledge
• Experience in preparing pitch books and conducting financial and valuation analysis
• Ability to excel in both team and self-directed settings
• Attention to detail
• Ability to deliver under time pressure
• CFA / enrolment in the CFA programme would be advantageous

About Standard Chartered

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.