KBW IB Analyst - Fintech & Financial Services

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What You'll Be Doing

Under general supervision, the Investment Banking Analyst is responsible for conducting industry research, building financial models to analyze company projections and or potential transactions, drafting offering memorandums for public or private financings, drafting client presentation materials and working with clients to execute financing or merger transactions.

What We're Looking For

• Conduct industry research.
• Build financial models to analyze company projections or potential transactions.
• Draft offering memorandums for public or private financings.
• Prepare client presentation materials.
• Work with clients to execute financing or merger transactions
• Some travel by car and/or air in conjunction with local, regional and/or national travel, up to 10%.

What You'll Bring

• Investment Banking Knowledge - Experience with financial modeling and analysis with significant exposure to finance and accounting.
• Analytical Skills - Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Knowledge of the financial markets, the industry, the analysis and reporting of financial data, and associated terminology.
• Time Management - Highly-motivated and energetic while managing one's time, and effectively managing multiple projects and deadlines to ensure the timely completion of all items.
• Personal Characteristics - Demonstrates professionalism, superior attention to detail, integrity, maturity, intellectual curiosity, initiative and good judgment; takes pride of ownership for wins and accountability for losses/mistakes with the ability to work in teams.
• Communications Skills - Excellent conceptualization, presentation and communication skills to effectively execute change.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field
• Minimum Required: 0-2 years in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, equity research, transaction advisory or valuation, commercial banking, consulting or other related roles 

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: None

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

About Stifel

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, is a full-service investment bank and broker dealer specializing in the financial services sector. The firm maintains industry‐leading positions in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, secondary offerings, research, as well as sales & trading in equities securities of financial services companies. 

The firm’s investment banking division provides a broad range of services to depositories, insurers, broker-dealers, mortgage banks, asset managers, REITs, specialty finance firms, securities exchanges and fintech companies. KBW professionals advise clients on M&A origination and advisory transactions, debt and equity financings, balance sheet restructuring, and mutual thrift & insurance company conversions.  Based on a history of exceptional transaction execution and significant senior level attention, KBW is a thought leaders in the industry, with a complete perspective of the micro and macro trends that impact decisions. Backed by more than 100 seasoned investment banking professionals around the world, KBW focuses their resources on developing long-term relationships to help clients navigate increasingly interrelated global financial markets. KBW has advised on 10 of the 15 largest bank M&A deals since 2020.

Since KBW’s founding in 1962, the lifeblood of the business has been the relationships the team of professionals develop with their clients, with investors, and with each other. At KBW, you’ll join a group of over 400 hardworking visionaries with deep domain expertise and a unique understanding of the rapidly changing financial services industry.  KBW is committed to providing an entrepreneurial environment that encourages expansive, long-term thinking. We value diversity and aim to foster a results-driven culture that promotes from within and empowers people of all backgrounds to succeed.