Investment Banking Associate in Financial Restructuring Team

Job Description

Investment Banking Associate | JW Michaels & Co.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a leading global investment bank, located in New York, NY. The firm provides independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and other institutional clients across various services, including mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, and financial restructuring. This Investment Banking Associate role is crucial for supporting senior bankers in delivering sophisticated advisory and financing solutions, contributing directly to client coverage, transaction execution, and business development efforts within the Financial Restructuring group.

The TL;DR
• Role: Mid-Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $175000–$225000 yearly
• Team: Financial Restructuring Team, supporting senior bankers
• Mission: Support the development and execution of strategic advisory and financing solutions for clients.
• Tech Stack: AI tools and technology

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Advisory: Support senior bankers in advising clients on M&A, financing, capital structure, valuation, and other strategic financial matters.
• Material Preparation: Prepare financial analyses, ad hoc reports, presentation materials, and marketing documents to support client discussions and origination efforts.
• Transaction Execution: Assist with transaction execution, including financial modeling, due diligence coordination, process management, and preparation of client deliverables.
• Internal Collaboration: Collaborate with internal industry sector teams and product groups, including capital solutions, debt and equity financing, restructuring, valuation, and advisory teams.
• Research and Development: Conduct company, industry, market, and transaction research to support deal execution and business development initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance in a relevant field.
• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience, including at least 2 years of investment banking experience from a leading M&A boutique, investment bank, financing team, corporate development group, or related advisory platform.
• Skills: Strong analytical capabilities, financial acumen, experience with financial modeling, valuation, transaction analysis, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bonus: Comfort using AI tools and technology, strong intellectual curiosity, an entrepreneurial mindset with an interest in business development, and relationship management.