Job Description

We're building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what's right for our clients.
At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.
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Background
The European Infrastructure team works in a fast paced and dynamic environment. The role promises to be varied and interesting covering the breadth of the ever-growing infrastructure market with an evolving learning curve that requires enthusiasm, dedication, a willingness to learn and strong communication skills.
The Infrastructure team is reflective of CIBC's global values in terms of its diversity and inclusiveness and this role will provide an excellent enhancement to an individual who has a minimum of 3-4 year's work experience within the European Infrastructure space.
Purpose of Job
The Associate will be expected to use a broad range of analytical and research skills to support all of the professionals within the Corporate Banking team, assisting more senior colleagues in the execution and origination of transactions which will support and widen both our Financial Sponsor and Corporate Borrower relationships across Europe. The role will involve building and maintaining close working relationships with colleagues across Investment Banking, Global Markets and Credit Risk Management.
Main Objectives & Requirements of the Role

• For new opportunities and transactions, review due diligence materials and legal documentation including the preparation and co-ordination of questions / comments and interface with external independent advisers (e.g., technical, commercial, financial, insurance and legal).
• oAssist more senior colleagues in preparing detailed documents including business proposals, memoranda, credit and business approval requests, loan recommendations, and company information documents and reports for various purposes.
• Assist in the preparation of pitchbooks for structuring co-ordinator roles.
• Assist the more senior colleagues on the execution of structuring co-ordinator mandates including liaising with banks, external legal counsels, DD advisors, preparing marketing materials, desktop ratings analysis etc.
• Responsible for reviewing and developing models required for analysing lending / underwriting opportunities or executing / pitching for structuring co-ordinator roles.
• Responsible for both quantitative and qualitative client analysis and industry research.
• Assist with preparation of presentations. Liaising with colleagues from across the Bank (e.g., Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets and Trading Floor) to co-ordinate and prepare pitch books and to position CIBC to secure future ancillary roles.
• Attend investor presentation days and client meetings supporting more senior colleagues.
• Assist in executing all facets of the group's objectives, including the portfolio management of the existing European Infrastructure book. This typically includes preparing amendment and waiver requests and undertaking annual reviews for existing Borrowers.
• Help maintain group databases including electronic records and other reports.
• Must be able to accept flexibility in required personal time commitments to complete daily and weekly work assignments.
• The role of an Associate is challenging, fast-paced and rewarding. It requires dedication and enthusiasm to learn more about the industries covered which are multi-faceted in the Infrastructure sector), a sincere interest in the clients covered, and a strong work ethic

Skills & Knowledge Required

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, science, engineering or any other complementary discipline, or the candidate should have evidenced the required experiences and skills in their career to date
• Strong financial modelling skills to facilitate a keen understanding of the business and financial proposition from a client as well as being able to run downside sensitivities as part of the credit analysis process.
• Good understanding of the external rating (S&P / Moodys / Fitch) methodologies in order to do desktop ratings analysis.
• Good knowledge of business, accounting, economics and finance acquired through either education and/or experience and prior credit analysis experience is required.
• Strong technical and MS Office skills (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Service oriented approach when dealing with colleagues and product partners internally and clients and advisers externally.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to explain loan recommendations and results of detailed analyses. As experience grows, defend recommendations to internal business and credit committees.
• The ability to work within a demanding / dynamic environment, results oriented team, with a client centric approach.
• Good ability to multi-task between diverse types of work from written to financial modelling as well as across different clients and sectors/ businesses.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the assessment of unstructured problems.
• Superior analytical and quantitative skills.
• Proven academic track record with unquestioned professionalism, ethics and reputation.

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit

Job Location 150 Cheapside, London, UK
Employment Type Regular
Weekly Hours 35
Skills Accounting, Accounting, Analytical Thinking, Business, Business Banking, Business Development, Capital Markets, Client Meetings, Communication, Credit Risk Management, Credit Risks, Customer Experience (CX), Debt Capital Markets, Ethics, Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, High Net Worth Individuals, Investment Banking, Learning Quickly, Legal Documents Preparation, Legal Practices, Lending, Marketing Materials, Microsoft Excel {+ 10 more}

Skills Required