Job Duties: Associate, Banker-Industry/Country Coverage with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in San Francisco, California. (Multiple positions available). Create financial models and valuation analyses during buy-side or sell-side M&A and financing presenting to corporates, financial sponsors, and private clients, and analyzing accounting and regulatory statements, debt and equity filings and documents, financial projections, and models to support analyses. Collaborate with senior and junior bankers to prepare financial exhibits, marketing materials, and client information memoranda and presentations for potential buyers, investors and other relevant third parties. Develop and present pitches to executives across technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, covering topics such as strategic alternatives, capital structure, M&A opportunities, financing transactions, and industry trends. Conduct research and critical analysis of market share, macroeconomic trends, and cross company and sector data analyses within specified industries or markets. Mentor and train junior investment banking analysts. Meet with company management teams, and industry experts. Build and maintain financial models to gather, analyze and interpret economic and financial data relevant to investments in specified industries or markets. Compile, analyze and summarize financial and economic data and other information related to companies within specified industries or financial markets.
Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior employment must include two (2) years of experience with: financial valuation and modeling, including discounted cash flow analysis, accretion/dilution analysis, leverage buyout analysis, comparable companies, precedent transactions, sum-of-the-parts as well as benchmarking; leading development of client overview materials, strategic considerations, and marketing materials for organizations to convey their key attributes to investors and other parties; advanced Microsoft Excel including working with macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and IF/AND formulas; supporting senior bankers in maintaining client relationships; and helping senior team members evaluate models to develop key judgments about client companies.
Salary Range: Annual base salary for this San Francisco, California-based position is $91,000 - $135,000.
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