Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
A Senior Associate or Vice President in the Financial Sponsors Group(FSG) is responsible for supporting senior coverage officers and their private equity clients. Overall, a Senior Associate or VP in FSG plays a crucial role in managing new and existing relationships, originating and executing transactions, providing strategic advice and contributing to the growth and success of the FSG franchise. The Senior Associate or VP will have the opportunity to create meaningful relationships with the largest and most dynamic investors in private equity and will be expected to think critically and strategically around the best ways to add value and resources to these institutions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborating with various internal groups such as industry coverage, capital markets, leveraged finance and M&A to provide fulsome and integrated solutions to clients. The Senior Associate or VP within FSG will leverage the full breadth of firm resources to deliver comprehensive services to our clients
- Remaining current on market trends, industry dynamics and deal opportunities relevant for clients and providing senior coverage officers with regular updates
- Supporting senior coverage, industry and product bankers on the execution of client transactions. Including but not limited to M&A, Leveraged Finance and Public Issuances
- Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities with new and existing clients. Expected to provide transaction support to senior coverage officers while continuing think creatively about new deal opportunities
Required Background
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and5+ years of investment banking experience. MBA or other accreditation preferred
- Experience in credit underwriting
- Experience in financial modeling
- Lives in New York or willing to relocate
Experience Skills
- Excellent financial modeling, financial statement analysis, and accounting skills / knowledge
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to lead a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously
- Resourceful self-starter; able to work autonomously
- Demonstrated team player and leader
- Positive attitude and problem solver
The salary range for this role is $225,000 - $275,000
The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies offers, for eligible employees, an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays and paid parental leave.
About Us
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes applicants from historically underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
All e mployees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy , which is subject to chan ge.
