Investment Banking Senior Associate / Junior Vice President – Power, Utilities & Renewables

Guggenheim Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Guggenheim Securities seeks a Senior Associate or Junior Vice President for its Power, Utilities and Renewables Investment Banking team in New York. The role involves leading and executing M&A and capital-raising assignments across traditional and energy-related sectors, with significant exposure to senior bankers and clients.

The position requires 4–7 years of IB experience (MBA acceptable with 2–4 years in IB), strong financial modeling and valuation skills, and the ability to manage teams and

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of investment banking experience (M&A or corporate finance) or MBA with 2–4 years in IB.
• Experience in developing and overseeing financial models and analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses; identify and analyze M&A and financing opportunities.
• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution of advisory and financing transactions.
• Develop complex financial models and valuation analyses; reflect accounting differences across standards.
• Prepare information memoranda and transaction-related documentation; contribute to client presentations.
• Manage analysts and junior associates; coordinate with clients, lawyers, and accountants.

Skills

Financial modeling

Project management

Valuation analysis

Client interaction

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Undergraduate degree in finance or economics

MBA (optional for higher level)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description: Position Summary

Guggenheim Securities (“GS”) is seeking an exceptional Senior Associate or Junior Vice President to join its Power, Utilities and Renewables Investment Banking team in New York. The team engages in M&A and capital raising assignments for companies in a wide range of traditional and new energy-related sectors, including solar, wind, battery storage, conventional generation, regulated utilities (power, gas and water), advanced nuclear technology, and energy efficiency and services. Our Senior Associates and Junior Vice Presidents play an integral role in evolving and enhancing our client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. GS offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in an unstructured environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses and help identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities.
• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions.
• Develop and monitor the development of complex financial models for a broad range of corporate finance alternatives.
• Perform financial and valuation analysis using both industry standard and proprietary models and accurately reflecting differences between various accounting standard.
• Research company information and industry trends.
• Perform client due diligence.
• Prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation.
• Prepare and contribute to delivery of client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants.
• Manage and develop analysts and junior associates.
• Manage interactions with clients, lawyers, accountants, and various other transaction-related consultants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management.
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Deeply analytical and attentive to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective process management abilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of experience in investment banking (preferably in a M&A or corporate finance setting) or an MBA with 2 – 4 years of experience in IB.
• Extensive modeling and valuation experience.

Location

Currently, this role is expected to be in the New York office at least 4 days a week.

Salary

Annual base salary is between $200,000 – $250,000. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston. For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at [e-mail] or 212.518.9200. Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“GS”) does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual, and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission. Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. We offer services in Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Discover what it is like to work with us through the stories of our colleagues. We are headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, and in London, UK. For more information, please email GS Lateral Recruiting or call +1 212.518.9200