Investment Banking Sr. Analyst ( Lead Securities Research Specialist )

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Securities Research Specialist. The role involves working closely with the US Investment Banking team on M&A, corporate finance or capital market transactions, which include activities like preparing pitch books, sector research, opportunity analysis, peer analysis, credit analysis, IPOs and other industry-related materials.

In this role, you will:

• Assist on work streams that form key components of M&A buyside or sellside deal execution and/or, corporate finance or capital market transactions in the Diversified Industrials Sector
• Develop in-depth understanding of selected few or all sub-sectors within Diversified Industrials including Capital Goods, Automotive, Chemicals, Metals & Mining, Transportation & Logistics, Aerospace & Defense, Forest, Paper & Pulp and Homebuilding & Building Products
• Assist in preparing pitchbook components including industry overviews, company profiles, management biographies, brokers outlook, share price performance, deal case studies, evolution of industry/peers valuation multiples, possible buyer/seller opportunities, amongst others
• Assist in equity and debt capital raising (IPOs, follow-on offering, bond issuances etc.) and leveraged underwriting transactions
• Work on comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, buyer or target identification, company/M&A screening and sector updates and analyses
• Work on financial analysis, industry benchmarking and valuation models
• Develop an understanding of a sectors key performance and valuation indicators and identify key industry and M&A trends and outlook impacting the sector
• Develop excellent working knowledge of market databases e.g., FactSet, Refinitive, Bloomberg, Dealogic, MergerMarket, etc.
• Mentor a junior analysts and contribute towards quality checking & day-to-day project management
• Interact with multiple stakeholders to achieve the desired goal

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Securities Research experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• MBA or Masters in Finance from a premier education institute
• Up to 12 years of relevant experience
• Strong inclination towards building a career in Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance or Capital Markets
• Good understanding of financial concepts and valuation techniques, fundamentals of accounting, credit metrics, capital structure, financial statement and ratio analysis, amongst others
• Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office Applications Power Point and Excel
• Impeccable communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to interact with senior professionals and key stakeholders
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail ensuring high quality of deliverables
• Strong logical, analytical skills and a systematic problem-solving approach
• Results driven, accountable and ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.