CEEMEA M&A

Job description

About Barclays Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US.

With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 130,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Please visit our website here for more information.

About Banking

Barclays' Banking division provides comprehensive financial advisory, capital raising, financing and risk management services to corporations, governments and financial institutions worldwide. We take an integrated approach to client coverage, providing access to bankers who have industry and geography specific expertise across all investment banking products.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.”

Overall purpose of role

We are looking to hire an AVP to our CEEMEA M&A team, which supports the wider CEEMEA client coverage and banking product offering in the CEEMEA region.

Key Accountabilities

· Originate and execute advisory transactions
· advise clients on M&A, strategic partnerships, capital raising and structured solutions
· work alongside with country coverage and sector teams in covering regional clients / pitching for CEEMEA related advisory mandates
· Manage M&A processes/mandates
· Undertake company valuations and financial modelling
· Prepare materials for clients and internal presentations
· Attend client meetings and presentations where appropriate
· Liaise with colleagues across the Bank and with external clients and third party advisors

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Person Specification

· M&A execution experience gained through either a product or sector team
· Experience in supporting M&A deal origination: helping generate ideas, preparing presentations, etc
· Excellent financial analysis skills and proven track-record (through previous hands-on experience) of outstanding Excel financial modelling
· Flexibility to work across different sectors across different geographies within CEEMENA
· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
· Sufficient knowledge of compliance, key applicable laws, rules and regulations

Preferred

· Regional language skills is a plus

Regulated Role

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.]

Purpose and Values

Barclays has a single cross-business Purpose for Barclays and five core Values which underpin it. Our Purpose is helping people achieve their ambitions in the right way. Put simply this is the answer to the question ‘What is Barclays for?' and it should guide our every action as employees.

Respect

We respect and value those we work with, and the contribution that they make.

Integrity

We act fairly, ethically and openly in all we do.

Service

We put our clients and customers at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We use our energy, skills and resources to deliver the best, sustainable results.

Stewardship

We are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.