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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is hiring an Associate to provide analytical and sector support to the senior members of the Media & Communications Group within the Bank’s Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage Group. This role will support relationship managers (“RM”) with marketing efforts for both existing and prospective clients, begin managing client relationships and generate new business as a supporting RM, engage in new client prospecting, assist in managing assigned client relationships with regard to ongoing servicing and in the cross sell effort. You must have experience in M&A within the TMT space.
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support in executing transactions from beginning to closing including building and maintaining financial models and spreadsheets in Excel
- Prepare pitch books for prospects and existing accounts in order to deepen and expand relationships
- Support due diligence processes, participate in day-to-day deal execution of deals and support the administrative activities of executing transactions
- Monitor and evaluate current events related to the Media & Communications sector
- Work with Relationship Managers to prepare pitch books related to client marketing
- Analyze corporate or project-level financial statements to ascertain credit worthiness of borrowers and quality of collateral
- Prepare industry sector trends, valuation analysis and capital structure analysis for potential pitches to clients
Qualifications:
- Strong financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills
- Knowledge of corporate finance and accounting and experience analyzing company financials
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to complete work accurately and in a timely manner against strict deadlines
- Strong knowledge of applicable bank regulations as well as internal Bank procedures and controls
- BA/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
- 3+ years of relevant banking experience
Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.
SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
SMBC is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].
