Leveraged Finance Senior Analyst

Charlotte, NC • Debt Capital Markets (DCM) • Full-time • On-site

About the role

The Leveraged Finance Group structures and underwrites bank debt supporting acquisition, recapitalization, and refinancing transactions for public and private companies, often involving financial sponsors. The transactions include bilateral commitments, prorata bank executions, and large syndicated transactions. The group collaborates closely with the Financial Sponsors Group, Debt Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance Credit Risk, Industry Verticals, and middle-market teams.

A Leveraged Finance Senior Analyst performs complex financial analysis, financial modeling, transaction due diligence, and prepares screening memos and approval documents to support underwriting and execution of senior debt transactions. The role involves synthesizing large amounts of information to help senior team members analyze transaction risk and reward, while managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed due diligence on companies, industries, management teams, and other relevant information.
• Build detailed financial projection models to analyze capital structures, performance trends, and credit metrics.
• Prepare succinct underwriting memorandums, including company and industry descriptions, key credit risks, historical analysis, base and downside case projection assumptions/rationale, and terms and conditions.
• Establish strong working partnerships and routines with key internal partners, including the Financial Sponsors Group, Debt Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance Credit Risk, Industry Verticals, and middle-market teams.
• Manage multiple transactions and projects, communicating effectively with deal team members on status and prioritization.
• Gain familiarity with legal documentation involved in underwriting leveraged loans.
• Demonstrate an understanding of relevant credit policies and procedures and accurately identify policy exceptions.
• Provide oversight, training, and development of junior analysts in the group.
• Excel in both team and self-directed settings.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of Leveraged Finance, Private Equity, Investment Banking, or related financial services experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally with a concentration in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and Microsoft Excel skills.
• Exhibits attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Understanding of private equity, capital markets, merger and acquisition structures, and credit analysis experience.

About Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank is a regional bank providing retail, commercial, wealth management, and capital markets services across the Midwest and Southeast.