Job Duties: Associate, Banker – Industry/Country Coverage with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in San Francisco, California. Perform deep-dive valuation and other financial analyses during buy-side or sell-side merger and acquisition or financing processes to present to corporates, financial sponsors, and private clients and analyze accounting and regulatory statements, debt and equity filings and documents, financial projections, and models to support analyses. Lead aspects of executing financial transactions, including: interacting with client management, or potential buyers, analyzing financial statements, conducting due diligence, drafting financing or marketing materials, and preparing debt, equity, or merger filings and regulatory documents (including SEC-filed documents, press releases, and merger proxies). Work with industry coverage group, interact and coordinate with both clients and other groups within the Firm. Day-to-day interaction with senior and junior bankers relating to the preparation of financial exhibits, marketing documents and information memorandums for clients. Prepare and deliver presentations and pitches to a wide range of executives in the technology, media, and telecommunications industry on topics including strategic alternatives, capital structure, potential M&A and financing transactions, and industry trends. Draft financing and marketing materials to assist clients in their presentation to potential buyers of the company or their securities and other relevant third parties. Lead all aspects of financial modeling and assist in the creation and review of legal documents that detail the structure of the transaction. Attend due diligence sessions with senior executives at a company’s facilities, or with suppliers, customers, and other related parties to evaluate the veracity of a company’s business model and end market, historical and projected financial performance, and other factors. Mentor and train investment banking associates and analysts. 

Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior experience must include two (2) years with the following: structuring, analyzing, and executing transactions more than $100 million on behalf of companies, including IPOs, equity offerings, and debt offerings; performing valuation analyses for companies, including discounted cash flow analysis, leveraged buyout analysis, accretion and dilution and ability-to-pay analysis, public trading comparables, precedent transactions, and sum-of-the-parts analysis; performing detailed quantitative analysis of databases, synthesizing, and analyzing research from a variety of sources to develop presentations to and for clients using both quantitative and qualitative techniques; developing client overview materials, strategic considerations, and marketing materials for organizations to convey their key attributes to investors and other parties; engaging in dialogue and liaising with other senior bankers, clients, and tax, legal and product experts to execute projects, provide updates and prepare presentation materials as it relates to equity and debt underwriting and mergers and acquisitions; leading live deal execution, including running due diligence processes, negotiating non-disclosure agreements and other legal documents with lawyers and potential buyers, organizing, and attending deal and non-deal roadshows, and liaising with investment banks; and guiding and coordinating junior professionals’ work product, including reviewing financial modeling work and presentations prepared for live deals, corporate board meetings, investment banking pitches and client service projects on corporate finance topics. Domestic and international required up to 10% of the time for business meetings with clients. All travel expenses paid by the firm.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this San Francisco, California -based position is $175,000/year - $225,000/year.

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