Investment Banking Associate / Vice President - Specialty Distribution & Business Services

About the role

The Investment Banking Associate / Vice President position at Stephens is part of the Specialty Distribution & Business Services group. Founded in 1933, Stephens is a privately held family-owned business known for its long history of identifying and seizing opportunities through economic cycles. The role offers the chance to work in a supportive and collegial environment with a team of over 275 investment banking professionals.

Responsibilities

• Playing a key role in the transaction execution process
• Developing, and overseeing the development of, detailed financial analyses and the preparation of models for various types of transactions
• Performing extensive valuation and pricing analyses
• Creating Confidential Information Presentations, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations
• Helping plan and execute live engagements
• Coeordinating and performing business due diligence
• Creating and executing business development and marketing plans in coordination with Senior Bankers
• Performing industry research and comparable company analysis
• Training and developing analysts and associates (as applicable)
• Recruit, educate, and train Investment Banking Analysts and Associates (as applicable)
• Building relationships and maintaining direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Performing other tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications

• 3+ years of investment banking or an MBA with 1+ years of investment banking experience
• Experience advising clients in the broader industrials space; experience with Specialty Distribution and/or Business Services is preferred
• Excellent analytical and modeling skills
• High energy with strong interpersonal, accounting and finance skills
• Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong commitment to respecting and safeguarding confidential information
• Commitment to working hard
• Extraordinary focus on work quality and attention to detail
• Adherence to regulatory requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly, with a particular focus on accounting rules and financial valuation methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment

Benefits

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