Investment Banking Analyst - Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa

The Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) Investment Banking team delivers cross-border advisory and financing solutions and works closely with sector, regional and product partners globally, providing exposure to complex, multi-dimensional transactions. You will have the opportunity to develop as a front-office investment banking analyst within a leading international platform, with hands-on involvement across advisory and capital markets transactions in the CEEMEA region, with particular exposure to Central and Eastern Europe.

What We’ll Offer You

• Hybrid Working: we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the origination and execution of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), advisory and capital markets transactions across Central and Eastern Europe and the broader CEEMEA region.
• Working on live transactions and pitches, involving close interaction with bankers, product partners and clients.
• Financial analysis and modelling to support transaction execution, including M&A, Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Leverage Finance and Debt Capital Markets (DCM) processes.
• Valuation work, company and industry analysis, and preparation of supporting materials for client engagements and development of high-quality client presentations, pitchbooks and discussion materials.
• Contribution to the formulation of strategic ideas and solutions to help clients achieve their project management responsibilities across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensuring accuracy, attention to detail and adherence to internal policies, controls and compliance requirements.

Your Skills And Experience

• Strong interest in investment banking, corporate finance and financial markets.
• Relevant experience through internships, placements, previous roles or other exposure to M&A, advisory or capital markets considered an advantage.
• Strong technical foundation, including financial modelling, financial analysis and understanding of valuation methodologies.
• Familiarity with the corporate finance toolkit and the transaction lifecycle.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; experience with financial databases an advantage.
• Undergraduate degree (business, economics, finance, engineering, mathematics or equivalent education/work experience) and knowledge of Central and Eastern European languages would be beneficial, but is not a requirement.

How We’ll Support You

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal life.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.