With its Corporate and Leveraged Finance (CLF) business line Crédit Agricole CIB is a leading international debt provider and ranks among the top players in the EMEA syndicated loan and bond league tables. Present in Europe, in the USA and in Asia, CLF is in charge of originating, structuring and arranging debt financings for the bank’s corporate and private equity clients. Through its rating and capital structure advisory franchise, CLF is also in charge of advising clients on all strategic financing matters from capital structure optimization to formal rating advisory.

For our German Corporate and Leveraged Finance department, we are looking for an

Analyst - Corporate and Leveraged Finance (f/m/d)

Your mission

Origination and execution of new syndicated loans (event driven financings and credit facilities) mainly for corporate clients as well as PE clients within the German CLF team.

Your key responsibilities

As a member of the team, you will be involved in the following areas:

• Preparation and production of pitch books for corporate and PE clients in liaison with other business lines (DCM, ECM, GIB and Distribution & Origination teams)
• Financial modelling, including cash flow analysis & financial projections

• Due diligence, primary risk assessment, analysis of transactions, preparation of credit applications, analysis of returns using internal profitability tools

• Execution of financing transactions (due diligence, structuring, negotiations, term-sheets and legal documentation, support to syndication/sales team for distribution, liaising with back and middle office for closings etc…)

• Analyze companies’ business model, capital structure, financial policy. Position and benchmark the companies within their peer group within the industry / close industries

You will be fully integrated in the teams with a target to improve your technical and soft skills and gain in autonomy.

Your profile

• Graduate Degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting or related field

• Up to 2 years of experience working in an Acquisition, Leveraged or Corporate Financing department of a corporate and investment bank or relevant advisory firm

• Strong analytical and ideally first practical financial modelling skills, as well as basic credit and rating knowledge

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to work under pressure on several transactions with different priorities and tight project deadlines

• Excellent language skills in German and English; further languages would be a plus

• Team orientation, strong attitude, motivation and continued eagerness to progress

What we offer

In addition to working within a successful & dynamic team with the opportunity to continuously increase responsibilities on highly visible transactions and room for initiative and growth, we offer international career perspectives in a leading financial institution as well as a comprehensive set of social & economic benefits on top of an attractive salary package.

Are you interested?

Please register via our job portal and send us your application (motivational statement, your CV, certificates, starting date). 

Graduate Degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting or related field

Up to 2 years of experience working in an Acquisition, Leveraged or Corporate Financing department of a corporate and investment bank or relevant advisory firm

• Strong analytical and ideally first practical financial modelling skills, as well as basic credit and rating knowledge

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to work under pressure on several transactions with different priorities and tight project deadlines

• Team orientation, strong attitude, motivation and continued eagerness to progress

High proficiency on Excel, Word and PowerPoint