Senior Analyst/Associate - Investment Banking Advisory

Lesha Bank is searching for the greatest talent and brightest minds to contribute to the current growth phase at our bank. We are looking for top-tier individuals who are passionate and hungry to add value from day one. Every day at Lesha is different, presenting a new challenge with the opportunity to contribute and grow. We are looking for an Senior Analyst/Associate - Investment Banking Advisory

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assisting senior bankers in origination/coverage efforts across the Advisory division’s products (M&A, ECM, DCM, and restructuring), with full involvement across the entire deal cycle (from origination to execution)
• Work with senior bankers on drafting and reviewing marketing materials and deal-related documents including pitchbooks, proposals, teasers, information memorandums, management presentations, and transaction findings reports
• Full involvement in transaction execution processes, including supporting the deal team to ensure parties keep to deadlines, coordinating with external third-party advisors, and preparing client deliverables and requests
• Performing detailed financial modeling and valuation analyses on public and private companies across industries, using various methodologies
• Performing ad hoc analyses related to capital structure advice (leverage analysis, amongst others)
• Performing in-depth company and industry research to support live deal execution and pitches

Profile:

• 2-3 years of experience in investment banking or Big 4 (deals and advisory teams)
• First-class academic track record
• Excellent financial modeling skills
• Excellent communication skills in speaking and writing in English; Arabic is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, amongst others);
• Willingness to be part of an entrepreneurial environment with significant growth prospects
• Ability to work independently and enjoy taking on responsibility