Investment Banking - Infrastructure Finance & Advisory - Associate

We are seeking a highly skilled Associate to join our dynamic Infrastructure Finance & Advisory team.

As a Associate in Infrastructure Finance and Advisory, you'll be joining a team that originates, structures and executes infrastructure finance transactions in developed and emerging markets. The team’s coverage is global, with New York-based members focusing primarily on the Americas. We finance greenfield and brownfield projects across a variety of sectors including transportation, energy, power, telecommunications and social infrastructure as well as acquisition financing in these sectors.

Team members have backgrounds in project finance, emerging markets, structured finance and commodities, and we invariably work with colleagues in M&A advisory, debt capital markets, derivatives structuring and other coverage and product groups. By leveraging expertise across products, sectors and markets, the Infrastructure Finance and Advisory team integrates and customizes offerings and solutions to help our clients meet their strategic, financial and risk management objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with senior bankers in originating, structuring and executing infrastructure financing and advisory transactions across various financial products including loans, bonds and structured products
• Support senior bankers with the negotiation of transaction documentation
• Develop financial models and complete financial analyses for infrastructure projects across all sectors
• Work on drafting financing proposals, investor materials, road show marketing materials, rating agency presentations, pitch books and other marketing materials
• Assist in completing transaction due diligence with advisors
• Work with J.P. Morgan credit risk and legal teams to review transactions in connection with credit risk and other approval processes
• Support senior bankers in answering investor and rating agency inquiries
• Conduct industry and company research to identify new opportunities

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 4-6 years of investment banking or private equity experience required, preferably with infrastructure/project finance experience
• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in accounting, finance, economics or a related field
• Strong quantitative and financial analysis skills required
• Must have significant experience developing project finance models with Excel
• Previous experience creating marketing materials and presentations in Power Point
• Must be a self-starter and proactive by taking initiative and anticipating deal team needs
• Willingness to work hard and be a team player. We work closely with partners in banking, capital markets, credit, and various product groups, as well as our partners across the control functions
• An ability to juggle multiple deliverables for long-term transactions as well as a busy day-to-day schedule