Associate - Investment Banking, Industrials

Guggenheim Securities’ Global Industrials Group in Chicago is a rapidly growing, strategic initiative. Associates play an integral role in evolving and enhancing client relationships and are active participants throughout the life of a transaction and beyond. The team offers unparalleled exposure to senior bankers and client representatives through small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments. Candidates should be top performers who thrive in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions
• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses; identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscapes, and publicly traded company financials to identify potential client solutions and new market opportunities
• Develop and monitor complex financial models for a broad range of corporate finance alternatives
• Perform financial and valuation analysis using industry-standard and proprietary models
• Analyze and supervise the analysis of current and past accounting and financial records to advise management through financial projections preparation
• Integrate strategy ideas from analyses, forecasts, business plans, and research into presentations for stakeholders
• Conduct due diligence investigations of client companies to assess business model soundness and forecasts
• Manage transaction evaluation, preparation, due diligence, and execution; prepare marketing materials including teasers, information memoranda, and other transaction-related documentation
• Lead deal pitches, including idea generation
• Act as financial and strategic advisor for clients of core accounts in conjunction with senior coverage officers
• Build and develop client relationships through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financial and industry knowledge
• Generate potential ideas and new business opportunities for clients to help solve problems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) and 3+ years of investment banking experience, or an MBA degree
• Core modeling and valuation experience in a professional setting
• SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Qualifications

• Significant level of maturity and 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
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective process management abilities
• Sell-side advisory experience is a plus

Schedule

This role is expected to be in the Chicago office at least 4 days per week.

Pay

Annual base salary of $175,000. The base salary represents the anticipated base salary for this position; actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. 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, offering services in Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Headquartered in New York, Guggenheim Securities has additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.