Senior Associate -Debt Capital Market

Opportunity

Acuity Knowledge Partners is currently looking for dedicated and self-motivated individuals who have strong leadership, organizational and teamwork skills to support the DCM team of a global investment bank.

Activities

• Looking after the training and development needs of the Associates and Analysts
• Understanding client requirements and estimating the time effort required
• Prepare capital structure analysis, debt profiles, credit memos, sales memos and road show presentations
• Creating various issuer/target related analyses including market analyses, company profiles, credit highlights, balance sheet analyses, credit ratings assessment, and competitive benchmarking
• Working on market updates / newsletters including commentary, trading levels, recent issuances update, major economic events
• Helping the client in preparing and collating Investor Profiles for road show schedules
• Quality checking analyst's work to ensure accuracy
• Ensuring timely delivery of reports to clients and keep seniors informed in advance in case of any delay
• Seeking client feedback and take due action if required
• Ability to handle requests independently and communicate with onsite bankers on assumptions, clarifications and expected output

Required Background

• 3-6 years of relevant DCM experience
• Well versed with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and Power Point
• Excellent working knowledge of databases such as Bloomberg, Dealogic, Thomson, etc.
• Excellent knowledge of the fixed income market and terminologies used
• Team management skills
• Previous client handling exposure is a must
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Effective negotiation skills
• Ability to work in high-pressure situations
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to make quick and informed decisions
• Post-Graduation in Finance or equiv. qualification (CFA, MBA (finance), CA or equiv.)