Wodehouse – Vice President/Associate Director – Investment Banking Wodehouse Capital Advisors

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wodehouse, a leading mid-market investment bank, seeks a Vice President / Associate Director (Investment Banking) to lead deal advisory and mandates from Mumbai. You will drive new opportunities, supervise teams, and ensure client value. You will review financial models, valuations, and marketing materials, and close end-to-end mandates with cross-border exposure.

Travel may be required. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience and CA/MBA/CFA III credentials; the role offers senior

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in investment banking and deal advisory.
• Ability to lead and manage teams with strong motivation and drive.
• Expertise in financial modeling, valuation techniques (DCF, comparables) and related collateral.
• Proven track record of closing end-to-end mandates/transactions.
• Exceptional networking capabilities within banking, financial services, VC/PE ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead deal advisory and consulting business by sourcing new mandates and opportunities.
• Mentor and manage teams to deliver high-quality financial analyses and client material.
• Review and refine financial models, valuations, and marketing collateral produced by the team.
• Close end-to-end mandates/transactions and maintain client relationships across cross-border engagements.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to monitor mandates and close deals.

Skills

Deal advisory

Leadership

Financial modeling

Valuation

Networking

Closing deals

Travel readiness

Education

CA

MBA

CFA III

Job description

Vice President / Associate Director (Investment Banking)

About us:

• Wodehouse is a leading mid-market focused Investment Bank.
• Though we are sector agnostic, our demonstrated transaction closures are biased towards Healthcare, Consumer, Business Services, Chemicals and other Industrials.
• We have a buzzing cross border practice as we are the exclusive Indian member firm of World M&A Alliance (www.world-ma.com).
• Our active alliance spans USA, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Japan and Australia.

Our Culture:

• The Wodehouse team is an exciting blend of experience and youth and comprised of super achievers – CA rankers, Top B School honors, leading bankers from multinational and domestic firms and leaders who started straight with us 15 years ago!
• Our usual work week is sub 50 hours – which means we prioritize efficiency over long hours, quality over quantity and balance work & fun. All this while delivering the highest value to our clients.

– This role is for Senior Level Individuals at VP/Director level only, please apply only if you fit into the job role & criteria (Mumbai candidates preferred)

The Job:

• Lead the deal advisory & consulting business by bringing in new opportunities / mandates which drive the overall growth and success of company.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams and maintain strong motivation levels to drive results and deliver high levels of performance.
• Strong attention to detail: review financial models, valuations & other marketing collaterals made by the team (ability to point out errors, miscalculations etc)
• Proven track record of closing end-to-end mandates/transactions.
• Exceptional networking capabilities, maintaining relationships within the banking, financial sector, VC’s, UHNW’s and private equity ecosystem.
• Travel domestically / internationally from time to time as per the mandate requirement to ensure successful monitoring and closure of on-going mandates / deals.

Key requirements:

• Relevant Experience: 10+ years
• Education: CA / MBA / CFA III
• Collateral Monitoring Expertise (financial models, valuation, DCF, comparables etc)
• Prior team management & leadership skills

What you can expect:

• Opportunity to lead from the front, independently monitor & drive the progress of your mandates.
• Work alongside top rankers & bankers in the business.
• Keeping in view our culture, sky is the limit for high performers – our reward and recognition is one of the best in the industry!