Assisting and supporting FIC bankers in their efforts to promote all of the bank’s product lines, both domestically and globally, a full range of investment banking services, complex bespoke solutions, specialist strategic advice and a comprehensive range of standard commercial bank products.
Working with FIC bankers, you are responsible for all aspects of supporting and coordinating the transactions lifecycle including:
Client relationship responsibility:
- Develop the required skills to establish and maintain where already established, a confident, profitable and reciprocal relationship with chosen client set at all relevant management levels. The clients to be covered under supervision will be selected by the manager.
- Assist in the development of relationships and origination of mandates.
- Keeping the bankers appraised of the status of relevant projects.
Responsibility for specific input on various aspects of a transaction where:
- The deadlines are driven by external counterparties (e.g. client),
- The transaction is of strategic importance to the client and one that will be important to winning related ancillary business.
Working with the bankers and product lines when appropriate:
- To analyse / assess client financial dynamics and current market trends.
- Being able to model impacts/scenarios and advise bankers and / or product lines of implications.
- Working closely with internal Product lines and support desks in order to maintain a reciprocal flow of information and ideas as well as establishing opportunity for continuous swift execution.
Background/pitch preparation/senior executive briefing notes:
- Provide impact analysis for product specific marketing opportunities.
Knowledge of regulatory and rating agency environment towards sector:
- This would include understanding of changes that would affect a client group's capital calculations, requirements and trading directions.
- Be part of a deal team providing sector, regulatory, ratings and client specific input in support of client strategy and marketing.
Responsible for monitoring industry developments that might result in a change of client dynamics:
- To build detailed understanding of Investment Banking products relevant to Financial Institutions.
- Be alert for opportunities to apply product specific solutions to other part of the client base.
- Identify issues and opportunities that clients may face from implementation of regulatory and other changes and directives.
Assisting with on boarding / setting up clients:
- Interaction and support on relevant “know your client”, due diligence and other compliance requirements co-ordinating with legal and client to negotiate agreements (ISDA/CSA etc.).
- Coordinating with credit and negotiate trading lines.
- Following up until completion.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
- Knowledge of financial analysis techniques.
- Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills.
- Capacity to write reports, analyses, summarise, argue and take position.
- Team player & cross-cultural awareness - Works effectively in a team. Collaborates and shares information and solutions with colleagues, with other teams and stakeholders. Creates an environment that stimulates open dialogue and values differences of opinion.
- Conduct – demonstrates the highest levels of integrity and conduct.
Specific Qualifications
- 1 to 3 years experience in the financial industry.
- Good working knowledge of the banking environment.
- Good / Strong product knowledge offered by an investment bank.
