Senior Analyst / Associate Leveraged Finance (w/m/d)

With its Corporate and Leveraged Finance (CLF) business line, Crédit Agricole CIB is a leading international debt provider and ranks among the top players in the EMEA syndicated loan and bond league tables. CLF originates, structures and arranges debt financings for corporate and private equity clients, covering refinancings and event-driven situations such as spin-offs and acquisitions.

For our German Corporate and Leveraged Finance Department, we are looking for a Senior Analyst / Associate Leveraged Finance (f/m/d).

Your missions

Origination and execution of new Leveraged Buy Out deals for top international private equity clients, as well as financings for corporate clients within the German CLF team.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct primary risk assessments, research and transaction analysis using information memoranda, due diligence reports and management presentations.
• Prepare credit applications and present them to the relevant credit committees.
• Prepare financial models, including cash flow analyses and financial projections.
• Execute marketing activities to maintain and extend business relationships, including preparing pitch books with DCM, ECM, M&A and debt syndication teams.
• Support the structuring, legal documentation, distribution, syndication and closing of financing transactions.
• Manage the credit administration of designated portfolio files.

You will be fully integrated into the team, with opportunities to improve your technical and soft skills and gain autonomy.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required

• Graduate degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting or a related field.
• Profound knowledge of the financial sector, ideally with 2–3 years of experience in a leveraged, acquisition or corporate financing department of a bank or relevant advisory firm.
• Strong analytical and practical financial modelling skills, as well as credit and rating knowledge.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with different priorities and tight project deadlines.
• Excellent German and English language skills; further languages are a plus.
• Team orientation, strong motivation and continued eagerness to progress.

What we offer

We offer a dynamic and successful team environment, opportunities to increase responsibilities on highly visible transactions, room for initiative and growth, international career perspectives and social and economic benefits.

• Flexible working time models
• Company pension scheme
• Free public transport ticket
• Sodexo vouchers
• Hardware leasing program
• Job bike program

All positions are open to people with disabilities. The position has no management responsibility. Minimum study level: Bachelor degree or equivalent. Minimum experience level: 3–5 years.