Associate - Corporate Finance

CMA| Corporate Finance | Corporate Finance Associate | New York

Corporate Finance,  Corporate Finance Associate, New York

About ING: 

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In Americas, ING’s Wholesale Banking division offers a broad range of innovative financial products and services to domestic and international corporate and institutional clients. 

 
When you come to work at ING, you’re joining a team where individuality isn’t just accepted, it’s encouraged. We’ve built a culture that’s fun, friendly and supportive – it’s the kind of place where you can be yourself and make the most of whatever you have to offer.

We give people the freedom to take risks, think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We’re here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there’s plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you’ve never considered.

Sound like the kind of place you’d feel at home? We’d love to hear from you.

About the position:

The Capital Markets & Advisory graduate program provides junior talent the opportunity to learn more about core and client facing areas of ING’s Capital Markets and Advisory (CM&A) business area. The aim of this program is to upskill talent and prepare you for future roles in our organization. During the program, you will get hands-on experience of what is involved in the day-to-day role as a junior team member in the Corporate Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Loan Distributions and Acquisition Finance teams.

About the department:

 In the Associate Corporate Finance role you will be a permanent member of the team. The role offers a mix of hands-on transaction experience across industries and deal size ranges, with the majority having a cross-border aspect. You will work with other team members globally in the analysis, financial modeling, negotiation, sourcing, and managing of M&A transactions on behalf on ING’s clients, both financial sponsors and corporates. During the initial orientation period, you will receive initial training to introduce you to ING and the regulatory, legal and compliance components of your job. Thereafter and throughout your early career, you will participate in various trainings that will help build your hard and soft skills.

ING is seeking professional level employees that are keen to start or progress their careers in the investment banking industry. Corporate Finance is a growing team in New York that is part of a dynamic global team which also operates out of ING’s offices in London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore. Corporate Finance advises on a variety of transactions; including buy side and sell side mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory and capital raisings. The team supports the ING client base across many sectors, with a focus on transportation and infrastructure, food and agriculture, midstream energy, telecom and technology (TMT). The team participates in all M&A transactions that touch the Americas.

Responsibilities :

• You assist in the origination of new business opportunities by preparing and delivering client presentations, conducting sector and company research and tracking, as well as preparing briefing packages for both internal and external use
• You support the execution efforts on transactions and assist the team in ensuring timely and successful closings, working directly with senior team members
• You respond to information requests from the Global Corporate Finance platform related to companies and businesses located in North America
• You liaise closely with colleagues in other CM&A departments to deliver integrated solutions to ING’s clients
• You are responsible for preparing financial models and valuation analysis
• You act as a point of learning for Analysts and monitor quality and accuracy of their output
• You represent ING professionally at site visits, management presentations and client meetings and start to build relationships with market counterparties and peers
• You actively participate in client meetings and build your business insight and interpersonal skills
• You contribute to revenue targets and assist in meeting the global budget

Qualifications and Competencies

• You hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in Business, Economics, Finance, or Advance Mathematics with excellent results
• A Masters in Business Administration is a plus but not required
• You have 3 or more years o