Associate – Energy - Infrastructure & Transition, Investment Banking

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What You’ll Be Doing

The Energy, Infrastructure & Transition (EIT) team is the largest investment banking team at CIBC and focuses on clients in the United States, Canada and Europe across broad sector coverage including traditional sectors of power generation, utilities, upstream and midstream energy, transportation, and social infrastructure, plus emerging energy transition sectors including renewable power, carbon capture, hydrogen, renewable fuels, among other emerging low-carbon solutions. CIBC was named North American Financial Advisor of the year in 2024 by Infrastructure Journal Global (IJGlobal).

This Associate role is based in Houston and primary focus is on the midstream and pipeline, LNG and carbon capture sectors, with increasing focus on other emerging energy transition sectors. The primary roles and responsibilities for this Associate position include working with Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Directors, Associates and Analysts to complete financial modeling and analysis, research, transaction structuring and to generally support the senior professionals with business development and transaction execution activities. The Associate will be trained to maintain an awareness of our clients and industry.

How You’ll Succeed

• Develop and audit sophisticated financial analyses and financial models
• Prepare industry and financial analysis to determine client opportunities and recommendations
• Lead industry valuation analysis including discounted cash flows, comparable company, and precedent transaction analyses
• Assist in developing proposals to clients and potential clients for equity and debt placements, mergers, asset or company divestitures or acquisitions, and other financial products and advisory services
• Organize presentations to potential clients, assisting in the development of presentation information
• Conduct industry research and analysis to assist in the identification and/or analysis of investment banking business opportunities
• Participate in cross functional teams and liaising with other units of CIBC Capital Markets in executing mandates or preparing proposals for clients
• Assist in company due diligence investigations
• Prepare offering memoranda and marketing materials
• Participate in external client interaction

Who You Are

• Undergraduate degree in Math, Engineering, Business, Economics, or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Previous investment banking or corporate finance experience, combined with other relevant corporate finance training
• Extremely dedicated and motivated individual with high career aspirations. Must be capable of assuming significant levels of responsibility for assignments to be completed within short time frames
• Excellent analytical ability including demonstrated knowledge of valuation techniques and practices, including cash-flow analysis
• Strong technical, computational and quantitative skills
• Strong interest in and knowledge of financial markets and the energy or energy infrastructure sectors
• Excellent understanding of financial statements, credit analysis and accounting principles
• Knowledge of accounting principles relating to financial statement preparation and business combinations
• Proven ability to pay close attention to detail and multi-task under tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Well-developed organizational skills in order to respond to shifting priorities on several simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated job commitment including a willingness to work, as well as personal flexibility and adaptability in order to meet client deliverables and timelines
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills in order to convey factual and conceptual information to others and promote the interests of CIBC Capital Markets
• You live your values. You bring high standards, genuine care to your relationships, and want to grow with an employer that shares your values and brings out your best.
• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand

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At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $175,000-$225,000 for the Houston, Texas market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee’s needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays, and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

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Job Location

TX-Houston, 1001 Fannin St

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

40

Skills

Advisory Services, Analytical Thinking, Customer Experience (CX), Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Research, High Net Worth Individuals, Investment Banking, Investment Valuation, Private Equity, Wealth Management