Job Description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

The Investment Banking Associate, Municipal Finance provides analytical, research and transactional support to investment bankers in all departmental work activities relating to the structuring and issuance of municipal bonds through negotiated, competitive sale or via private placement.  This particular position is within the Municipal Finance Student Loan Group, which provides a complete range of investment banking and advisory services for a client base that includes not-for-profit and state agency lenders that issue student loan-backed debt.

What will you do?

• Gather, organize and analyze information necessary to prepare proposals, client presentations, offering statements and marketing materials.
• Prepare proposals and participate in presentations for prospective clients, describing in detail financing alternatives in originating, structuring and marketing an issue and our ability to perform the underwriting functions in a capable manner.
• Prepare projections, bond / loan portfolio analysis and modeling & related financial analyses for potential & actual capital markets transactions, including data conversion, synthesis & analysis.
• Develop an understanding of economic and political forces affecting the issuance of bonds and the bond market through internal and external resources.
• Enhance the Department’s use and knowledge of available information pertaining to the bond market by collecting, organizing and maintaining various marketing materials and information resources.
• Coordinates the various activities, internal and external, relating to pricing and settlement of public finance transactions. Works closely with management and Investment Bankers to secure closings.
• Develops data and analytical processing skills, a proficient knowledge of available computer programs & improves data processing system to enhance departmental efficiency.
• Proactively identify operational risks / control deficiencies in the business.
• Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities.
• Escalate operational risk loss events, control deficiencies and risks that you identify to your line manager and the relevant risk and control functions promptly.
• Other such duties, responsibilities and authority as may be reasonably required

What do you need to succeed?

• BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or another quantitative/analytical area of study, with demonstrated record of high achievement.
  • Graduate degrees in these disciplines and professional certifications such as CFA/FRM are considered a plus.
• 2-5 years of related professional investment banking, credit rating agency, and/or “Big 4” consulting/advisory experience.
  • Experience in the areas of structured finance, securitization, asset-backed securities (ABS), and/or residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) are considered a plus.
• Obtain and maintain Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE), Series 52, 63 and 79 licenses
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; strong knowledge of finance, particularly with respect to fixed income securities.
  • Experience with cash flow modeling with software applications such as DBC Student Loan, INTEX DealMaker, INTEXcalc, and/or Bloomberg are considered a plus.
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with programming languages such as Python, R, and/or VB/VBA are considered a plus.
• Highly motivated, committed and responsible, with a demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and requests.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain relationships at all organizational levels
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and function independently balanced with strong teaming skills.
• Maintain high standards of professional and ethical conduct

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $140,000 - $165,000 depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs.  This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

Job Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Engineering, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments Analysis, Personal Development, Taking Initiative, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address:

BROOKFIELD PLACE FKA 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET:NEW YORK

City:

New York

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Capital Markets

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2024-06-03

Application Deadline:

2024-09-01

I nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.
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We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

Job Tags

Full time, Flexible hours,

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