Standard chartered Bank: Strategic Client Coverage Group (SCCG) - South Africa

ROLE: Associate – Strategic Client Coverage Group (SCCG)
REPORTS TO: Director/Managing Director SCCG
DEPARTMENT: SCCG
LOCATION: Singapore / Dubai / Beijing / UK / South Africa

SCOPE OF ROLE:
To assist Directors and Managing Directors in the sourcing and executing of transactions.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support senior staff on SCCG transaction origination and execution
• Develop existing ideas and/or provide forward thinking
• Financial modeling, particularly for DCF and LBO transactions
• Sector and client research, particularly in terms of market and company comparable analysis
• Preparation and presentation of information memoranda, pitch books, presentations, prospectuses, fairness opinions (including valuation) and other forms of reports
• Assist Directors / Associate Directors in structuring transactions
• Collect, review and analyse financial and other information from multiple market data sources including Bloomberg, Fact set and Thomson Reuters
• Provide new and innovative of ideas
• Train and coach analysts vis-à-vis their deliverables
• Carry out due diligence

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Lawyers and accountants providing due diligence services
• SCB corporate bankers and global markets
• Mandated deal partners

KEY MEASURABLES:

• Quality, timelines and accuracy of output whilst multi-tasking across multiple deals and working to tight deadlines
• Comprehensive understanding of the Bank’s product suite
• Demonstrate industry/market knowledge
• Internal and external perception – i.e. ability to leverage internal product partner, mandated deal partners, etc.
• Teamwork / inter-personal / communication skills
• Thought leadership and initiative
• Adherence to SCB values

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Highly motivated individuals with a strong record of achievement in academics and/or summer/full time employment in corporate finance.
• Candidates should have a Masters/MBA/CPA degree from a reputable university. Relevant experience in Investment Banking would be a definite advantage.
• Superior analytical aptitude, creative problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills.

Key skills include (i) ability to work with Excel spreadsheets; (ii) familiarity with other key software’s such as Word, Powerpoint, Bloomberg, etc; (iii) generate prospectuses/ information memoranda/ investment teasers/ pitch books; (iv) general industry/ country/ company researches; (v) ability to perform Discounted Cash Flow and other forms of valuation.