Public Finance Associate

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

Stifel’s  industry leading Public Finance professionals perform investment banking services for city, state, and local government agencies, helping them raise capital to build and maintain essential infrastructure in the communities they serve.  From some of the nation’s largest states, cities, convention centers and economic development projects to rural school districts and small towns and nearly everything in between, our municipal banking and underwriting groups work with public and not-for-profit entities to develop and implement financing strategies that allow them to operate and optimize the important work they do.

Stifel’s Public Finance team is seeking an Associate to join our Chicago practice.  Associates are placed into geographic and/or sector teams with broad coverage responsibilities of municipal issuer clients. Associates will provide analytical and transaction support on municipal bond financings, assist in the development of proposals and presentations, provide general support to the initiatives of senior team members, and facilitate the new business development process. Associates must have the ability to work long hours – while maintaining a positive attitude, multi-tasking and meeting strict time deadlines. A strong desire and ability to learn technical and business development skills is important.

 

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What We're Looking For

• Drafting and preparing effective client pitch books and requests for Proposals/Qualifications.• Preparing detailed memorandums describing financing ideas and opportunities.• Researching industry and market trends, running and analyzing data.• Researching municipal issuers, their financial condition, capital needs and revenue sources.• Creating and monitoring databases of client and prospective client outstanding bonds for refinancing opportunities.• Developing and analyzing complex financial and debt models.• Developing financial analyses for bond issuance including revenue models, amortizations, debt profiles and the analysis of refinancing and borrowing using Excel and DBC bond sizing software.• Acting as a point of contact for the finance team throughout the financing process.• Leading the internal processing of new issue financings.• Working with senior team members to create marketing and sales materials.• Preparing case studies on completed transactions.• Attending client meetings and conferences with senior bankers (as requested).

What You'll Bring

• Interest in public sector and municipal finance.• Ability to multi-task, work independently and collaborate in teams.• Knowledge, or ability to learn, web-based applications, and specialized information systems, including EMMA, Bloomberg, TM3, and DBC bond sizing software.• Knowledge of finance and accounting principles.• Ability to prepare and deliver clear, effective and professional presentations.• Competence in clearly and effectively communicating in both oral and written formats.• Ability to regularly work long hours, beyond standard business hours.• Ability to travel by car and/or air in conjunction with local, regional and/or national travel, up to 20%.

Education & Experience

•Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field is desired•3-5 years' related experience

Licenses & Credentials

•Minimum Required: Series 50, 52 and 63 or ability to obtain within 12 months

Systems & Technology

•Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

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Compensation Range

Salary: USD $100,000.00/Yr. - USD $120,000.00/Yr. Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate’s qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel’s overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Stifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more! To view a more comprehensive list of Stifel’s current offerings, please visit https://www.stifel.com/careers/benefits. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

 

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

 

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

 

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.