ERA Advisory - Associate

Houston, TX, United States

Energy and Real Assets, Americas – Associate / Sr. Associate

General Description

The Associate / Senior Associate will be responsible for supporting energy and infrastructure advisory assignments primarily in North America.

The individual will be responsible for all aspects of financial advisory mandates including but not limited to the preparation of information materials, financial analysis, structuring, and day-to-day transaction management. Associates will work closely with a pool of peer associates and analysts.

Further, the scope includes supporting VPs and Directors in coordination with senior bankers and other product groups, conducting research and analysis on key industry sub-sectors and business opportunities in the energy and infrastructure sectors in the U.S., performing financial analysis to optimize financial structures, and assessing transactions across a variety of business structures. Finally, the individual should have a positive, self-starter attitude with ability to work as part of a large project team and organization while leading creation of complex financial models and quantitative analyses, industry, and economic research and related presentations.

Key Responsibilities

Play a key role on deal teams supporting all aspects of financial advisory mandates including but not limited to coordinating with external advisors, managing transaction timelines, performing diligence, preparing presentation materials, and leading development of financial models and analysis

Supporting research, analysis, and preparation of discussion materials to proactively understand the goals and needs of clients and investors to originate new business

Provide transaction and origination support to senior bankers, client coverage teams, and build relationships with peers at clients and across bank products (e.g., M&A, DCM, etc.)

Lead and/or support analysts and associates in development of financial models, analysis, and assessment of transactions across a variety of capital, tax (including tax-equity), and business structures

Perform technical reviews of financial models and analysis to confirm integrity, consistency, arithmetical accuracy, etc.

Ensure compliance of all internal and external matters in accordance with banking regulations, policies and FINRA regulations

Perform other duties as required or assigned

Salary Range: $140k-175k.

Geographical area America, United States Of America

City Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or related field and/or an equivalent work experience

Level of minimal experience 3-5 years

Experience Minimum of 2 years, but ideally 3-4 years of relevant professional experience in investment banking, commercial banking, consulting, or the finance industry.

Exposure to the energy and infrastructure sector and/or debt or equity transactions is preferred but not required depending prior experience

Required skills Ability to manage competing responsibilities and deadlines in a timely and efficient manner, while working under pressure

Results oriented, with high attention to detail and committed to producing high quality work products

Strong interpersonal skills (written and verbal) and able take direction with limited oversight

Able to deliver clear, effective, oral and written communication and take responsibility for understanding others

Objective and a constructive problem solver, with capacity to accept responsibility

Positive attitude and takes initiative, with a demonstrable drive to learn, grow, and improve

Technical skills required Extensive experience in financial modeling, valuation, and analysis, preferably in a project finance setting and/or for tax equity transactions

Experience performing research and analysis on key industry sectors, analyzing financial statements, understanding legal, regulatory, and tax regimes, and synthesizing information

General information Entity About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cibLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities. Entity About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cibLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.

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