Associate, Mergers and Acquisition Advisory

Job responsibilities

• Supports MDs, EDs and VPs voluntarily and proactively so that projects can be carried out smoothly.
• Understands/assesses the intentions of MDs, EDs and VPs, and aspires to actively expand his/her areas of responsibilities when carrying out projects.
• Accurately understands the contents/difficulty levels of assignments, prioritizes tasks, and manages his/her time appropriately.
• Supervises the performances of Analysts in project teams and takes responsibility over the accuracy of their work products.
• Has knowledge across several industrial sectors and understands how such sectors are perceived by the market from the Japanese corporates perspective.
• Assesses the trends of global capital markets primarily of Japan, Asia and Oceania and monitors the behaviors of the competition.
• Has experience in advisory business for Japanese Corporates.
• Has thorough understanding of the overall transaction processes based on actual deal experience.
• Thoroughly understands the principal accounting and legal issues surrounding transactions.
• Creates a transaction timetable and promotes smooth project execution vis-à-vis client project team members and external advisors.
• Builds good relationships with the project team members of client companies.
• Has the ability to simultaneously handle multiple assignments from different projects by effectively prioritizing the tasks.
• Proactively seeks smooth communication within project teams in Japan and Singapore while attaching importance to transactional confidentiality.
• Thoroughly reviews the required tasks and provides Analysts appropriate instructions so as to achieve efficiency and avoid needless work.
• Can analyze/assess businesses multi-dimensionally and come up with a fair valuation range based on understanding of characteristics unique to individual industries.
• Keeps a close watch on capital market trends, assesses their impact on projects and reviews appropriate measures.
• Prepares/completes high quality presentation materials in Japanese and English within a given time frame.
• Promotes with enthusiasm changes that can improve business efficiency.
• Gives accurate feedback to Analysts/provides appropriate developmental advices.
• Builds/maintains good relationship with the support staff.

Role requirements

• Minimum 4 years in the financial industry with Japanese corporate banking industry experience.
• Minimum JLPT N1 Certification or a degree in Japanese university or equivalent is required to interpret and communicate requirements to the Tokyo Head Office, where primary business communication is in Japanese and work in partnership with the senior management.
• Experience in Corporate Finance or Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent attention to details and strong analytical skills.
• Strong work ethics and good team player.
• Highly motivated individual with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic understanding of legal, accounting and tax practices in Merger & Acquisition transactions.