Investment Banking Analyst - Central South Eastern Europe Coverage

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain relationships with clients, understand their needs, expectations and financial goals to develop and propose appropriate investment banking solutions for clients and their companies.

Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with corporate clients by understanding their business, financial goals, and industry trends.
• Generate ideas and identify opportunities that expand the bank's client base and generate new business opportunities.
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis and due diligence on client companies to assess their financial health and valuation.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to review, draft, and maintain legal documentation required for transactions, including contracts and agreements.
• Collaborate with other teams, such as Capital Markets, Sales and Trading, Research, and Risk Management, to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.
• Champion energy transition and sustainability by engaging with clients on climate, transition strategies and sustainable finance opportunities where applicable.

Expectations

• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using professional knowledge and skills to deliver work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• For individual contributors, lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identifying the need for other areas of specialization to complete assignments. Identify new directions for assignments and projects, using cross-functional methodologies to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls related to the work performed.
• Perform work closely related to other areas, understanding how these areas coordinate and contribute to the organisation's objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas of work for business-aligned support and keep up to speed with business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information clearly, including sensitive content or information that is difficult to convey to the audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and to exhibit the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Qualifications

To be successful as an Investment Banking Analyst, you’ll need:

• Strong M&A and financing skills
• First-class experience in complex financial modelling, valuation techniques, presentation preparation, due diligence and financial analysis
• Fluent English alongside either Czech or Greek
• A solid track record of originating and executing transactions and managing stakeholder communications

Other valued skills

• Experience of working in Investment Banking Coverage at Analyst level
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of professional ethics and regulatory environment

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The position is based in our London Office.

This role is deemed a Certified role under the PRA and UK Financial Conduct Authority Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.