Investment Banking Associate – Services & Industrials

Join William Blair as an Investment Banking Associate in the Services & Industrials team in Frankfurt. William Blair is a premier global partnership delivering trusted investment‑banking advice across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We offer a collaborative culture, professional growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Perform extensive financial and valuation analysis to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions, and capital‑raising transactions.
Build advanced financial models and apply valuation methods, providing insights and guidance to analysts.
Lead due diligence, research, analysis and documentation of potential and live transactions, identifying deal issues and escalating concerns promptly.
Contribute to presentation development and hypothesis testing to highlight financial analysis and research results.
Develop, produce and deliver proposals and presentations to clients and prospects, demonstrating broad knowledge of investment‑banking products.
Participate actively in client meetings and drafting sessions.
Research and expand industry expertise, monitor key drivers, and offer strategic insights to facilitate processes.
Identify process improvements and propose solutions to complete tasks more efficiently.
Maintain client relationships, fostering effective dialogue with finance and accounting staff to facilitate processes.
Apply knowledge of macroeconomic factors relevant to client industry and investment‑banking products.
Provide on the job training for analysts, giving constructive feedback to improve quality of work and ensure senior team awareness of contributions.
Ensure all activities comply with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Additional responsibilities as requested.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Fluent in German and English (spoken and written).
Prior investment banking experience required; 1+ years as an Investment Banking Associate strongly preferred.
Internship or prior work experience in the financial services industry preferred.
Requirement to successfully complete Level 3 FCA exams within 90 days of commencing employment (UK and EU only).
Detail‑oriented with strong analytical abilities.
Excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills.
Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice.
Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
Effective leadership and coaching skills.
Strong desire to win.
Sound judgement.
Deep, sophisticated understanding of accounting and finance.
Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers.
Travel required: approximately 10% to 30%.

Employment Details

Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Finance and Sales
Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

William Blair is an equal‑opportunity employer. EOE m/f/d/v. We do not request personal financial information prior to an interview and do not use instant messaging services for recruitment.

For more information, visit williamblair.com.

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