Analyst/Associate, Loan Syndication (Corporate Banking)

CIBC US is building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world and seeks a talented Analyst/Associate for their Loan Syndication team. The role involves supporting the origination and distribution of syndicated credits, analyzing financial markets, and contributing to client pitches and internal presentations.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the origination, structuring and distribution of underwritten and arranged syndicated credits within identified industry portfolios in the corporate bank’s loan portfolio in the US
• Providing support for the team’s sales coverage of >200 commercial bank as well as numerous non-bank investors in the loan market to facilitate purchases and sales for the bank’s portfolio, enhancing capital efficiency and maximizing loan portfolio profitability
• Analysis of the financial markets generally and loan markets specifically, financing trends, deal database management, investor database management, and other related subjects will be key to the Analyst/Associate’s daily duties, as will contributing to client pitches and internal presentations and internal as well as external reporting
• Supporting the development and execution of overall business strategies
• Researching and monitoring primary and secondary loan market trends including structural and price trends, investor behavior and other financial market metrics and incorporate same into financing proposals for issuers as well as communicate these effectively both to internal and external clients
• Researching and monitoring client-/borrower- as well as industry-specific credit and business trends both for structuring new loan proposals and client pitches as well as for responding to investor due diligence questions, both in primary distribution and for secondary market sales
• Supporting the creation of a situation appropriate market risk analysis (the Loan Underwriting Committee Assessment), including supporting data, liquidity analysis, comparable transaction analysis, an analysis of prevailing market conditions, helping craft risk mitigation strategies and distribution options for achieving CIBC’s Sell-Down Target
• Reviewing information memoranda, proposals and presentations, helping prepare new business (“Global Deals Committee”) memos and underwriting proposals
• Maintaining databases of loans and loan investors and ongoing contact with loan investors
• Supporting the organization and management of deal launches, bank meetings and marketing events
• Helping research and answer investor questions during primary distribution phases of syndications
• Supporting the timely and efficient closing of purchases and sales during secondary closing processes

Skills

• Degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or related field
• Minimum 0-5 years related experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital markets, investment banking, private/public debt and equity capital markets, trade finance, foreign exchange, commercial paper, securitization and financial products
• Well-developed knowledge of corporate credit, experience in analyzing credit proposals and modeling, excellent understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, foreign languages a plus
• Excellent presentation skills, ability to create and maintain good relationships with clients and market peers
• Ability to work in a results oriented team, centered on clients
• Able to deal professionally with complexity under tight deadlines
• Well-developed organizational skills in order to respond to shifting priorities on several simultaneous projects
• Ability to operate Microsoft Office software, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork, and accountability

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Other Insurance Plans
• Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation)
• Holidays
• 401(k)

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