Investment Banking – M&A Advisory

Overview

Responsibilities

• Research companies and industries for training tasks.
• Perform and review buyer or target screening, comparable-company analysis and financial modeling.
• Build, update and troubleshoot Excel valuation and transaction models.
• Prepare and edit pitchbook-style presentations covering execution scenarios and strategic reasoning.
• Check materials for numerical errors, weak strategy or unclear logic and give useful feedback.
• Explain accounting treatments, valuation adjustments, deal sensitivities and the effect of assumptions.
• Explain financial concepts clearly in writing and speech.

Requirements

• Required skills include financial modeling, Excel, company and industry research, comparable-company analysis, pitchbook preparation, transaction analysis and valuation methods.

Preferred

• Former Senior Associate, preferably third-year, or Vice President experience in M&A or industry coverage at a leading investment bank, established M&A boutique or sector-focused advisory firm.
• Hands-on live acquisition or sale process experience, producing strong analysis and client deliverables.
• Ability to produce and review analysis and presentations to senior banker or client standards.
• Excel modeling expertise, including troubleshooting, scenario analysis and explaining outputs.
• Direct company/industry research, target screening, comps analysis and pitchbook experience.
• Clear, accurate written and verbal communication and useful feedback.
• Identify and explain quantitative errors and strategic weaknesses in transaction material.

Engagement and pay

• $175-$300/hour (USD).
• Remote contractor. Weekly hours, start date and duration are not stated.

Eligibility

• Country eligibility is not stated; remote does not establish worldwide eligibility.