Investment Banking Senior Associate, M&A

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is looking for an Investment Banking Senior Associate to assist clients in fundraising and strategic advisory services. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration and offers opportunities for career growth and mentorship.

Responsibilities include executing investment banking activities and mentoring analysts. Candidates should possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills, along with a track record of client development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or closely related areas.
• Experience in evaluating corporate transactions and structures.
• Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of Citi’s Investment Banking business activities.
• Manage and mentor analysts by providing guidance and feedback.
• Contribute to building Citi’s franchise.

Skills

Financial analyses

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration

Master’s degree in Business Administration

Job description

Investment Banking Senior Associate, M&A

Job Req Id: 26970788

Location(s): London, England, United Kingdom

Job Type: On‑Site/Resident

Posted: Jun. 16, 2026

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Job Overview

The Investment Banking Senior Associate is an intermediate level position responsible for assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets, as well as in providing strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and other types of financial transactions in coordination with the Institutional Banking team. The Investment Banking Senior Associate also serves as an intermediary in trading for clients. The overall objective of this role is to act as a strategic advisor to our clients by formulating investment strategies and raising capital for clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of Citi’s Investment Banking business activities
• Leverage past investment banking or related experience to enhance M&A execution and capital raising capabilities
• Contribute to building Citi’s franchise
• Manage and mentor analysts by providing detailed guidance and feedback, managing information flow, and providing credit and exposure information to analyst, as appropriate

Recommended Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or closely related areas of Business Administration; Master’s degree in Business Administration
• Experience in evaluating corporate transactions and structures
• Experience creating financial analyses
• Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Experience assisting with client development
• Ability to work with teams and track business development (collect research, analyze industry trends)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high‑level review of the types of work performed. Other job‑related duties may be assigned as required.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, integrity and reputation
• Financial soundness
• Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self‑disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

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