JPMorgan Investment Banking - Grade Finance Associate 

United States, New York, New York 

880293310

As an Associate in Investment Grade Finance (IGF), you will function as a fully-integrated team member, in a flat structure that allows for direct client interaction. Team members will rely on the Associate to drive processes, including deal executions and pitching

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor global rate and credit market dynamics and how they affect our clients’ debt portfolios and funding decisions
• Analyze market data, investment grade deal flow and thematic events to provide information to internal teams and external clients
• Prepare client pitches that address capital needs
• Participate in the structuring and marketing of bond and loan executions as well as loan amendments and liability management
• Coordinate with investment banking coverage, interest rate/FX risk management to provide clients with holistic corporate finance and capital structure solutions
• Develop industry specific knowledge of the client base and awareness of key decision makers (i.e. CFOs, Treasurers, Capital Markets Directors)
• Maintain direct dialogue with client coverage officers, debt and equity partners as well as banking syndicate

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 2+ years prior work experience in an investment banking front office role or the equivalent
• Excellent accounting, finance, quantitative and business writing skills
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• Understands transaction cycle and the steps in the process and is execution oriented
• Impeccable communication details with the ability to effectively interact with senior professionals, clients and key stakeholders in other line of business
• Comfortable working in a high pressure environment, possessing superior organizational skills and ability to efficiently multi-task across various deliverable