Automotive Coverage Associate – Chicago

Crédit Agricole SA; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB seeks an Associate for the Chicago Coverage Team with an automotive focus. You will collaborate with senior relationship managers to execute client strategies and support a broad range of banking services across industries.

The role emphasizes financial analysis, modeling, and preparing client materials, with opportunities for professional growth within a global financial institution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent.
• Bachelor's / Master's degree with specialization in Finance or related field.
• Business School or University graduate.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with relationship managers to develop and execute client relationship strategies.
• Organize presentations, memorandums, and other materials for clients and senior management.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis of current and prospective clients related to capital structure, creditworthiness, and financial performance to identify future business opportunities.
• Construct and maintain internal models to measure client profitability, risk-weighted assets, and the competitiveness of CA-CIB across all product areas.
• Analyze the strategic benefit of entering transactions, maintaining, or exiting global client relationships, and communicate findings to senior management.
• Conduct ongoing research projects related to the different industries covered.
• Coordinate the internal approval of transactions related to syndicated debt, bonds, securitization, trade finance, interest rate derivatives and other products within the CA-CIB global platform.
• Prepare comprehensive write-ups, quarterly and annual reviews, and other reports.
• Support the team with Know Your Customer (KYC) approval processes and other compliance-related tasks.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Presentation skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's / Master's in Finance or related field

Business School or University graduate

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Bloomberg Terminal

S&P Capital IQ

Job description

Crédit Agricole CIB seeks an Associate for the Chicago Coverage Team with an automotive focus. You will collaborate with senior relationship managers to execute client strategies and support a broad range of banking services across industries.

The role emphasizes financial analysis, modeling, and preparing client materials, with opportunities for professional growth within a global financial institution.