Investment Banking Associate – Services & Industrials
Join William Blair as an Investment Banking Associate in the Services & Industrials team in Frankfurt. William Blair is a premier global partnership delivering trusted investment‑banking advice across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We offer a collaborative culture, professional growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities
* Perform extensive financial and valuation analysis to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions, and capital‑raising transactions.
* Build advanced financial models and apply valuation methods, providing insights and guidance to analysts.
* Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions, identifying deal issues and escalating concerns promptly.
* Contribute to presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results.
* Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, demonstrating broad knowledge of investment‑banking products.
* Participate actively in client meetings and drafting sessions.
* Research and expand industry expertise, monitor key drivers, and offer strategic insights to facilitate processes.
* Identify process improvements and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently.
* Maintain client relationships, fostering effective dialogue with finance and accounting staff to facilitate processes.
* Apply knowledge of macroeconomic factors relevant to client industry and investment‑banking products.
* Provide on the job training for analysts, giving constructive feedback to improve quality of work and ensure senior team awareness of contributions.
* Ensure all activities comply with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
* Additional responsibilities as requested.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s Degree required.
* Fluent in German and English (spoken and written).
* Prior investment banking experience required; 1+ years as an Investment Banking Associate strongly preferred.
* Internship or prior work experience in the financial services industry preferred.
* Requirement to successfully complete Level 3 FCA exams within 90 days of commencing employment (UK and EU only).
* Detail‑oriented with strong analytical abilities.
* Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills.
* Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice.
* Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
* Effective leadership and coaching skills.
* Strong desire to win.
* Sound judgement.
* Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance.
* Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers.
* Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%.
Employment Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Finance and Sales
* Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
William Blair is an equal‑opportunity employer. EOE m/f/d/v. We do not request personal financial information prior to an interview and do not use instant messaging services for recruitment.
For more information, visit williamblair.com.
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