Investment Banking Division, Natural Resources, Analyst/Associate - Sydney

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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Goldman Sachs Group is a bank holding company and a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Goldman Sachs provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and other major financial centers around the world.

The Investment Banking division offers equity, leveraged finance, and debt products as well as financial restructuring and mergers and acquisitions advisory to a wide-spectrum of industries, including: Financial Institutions, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Healthcare, Real Estate, Industrial, Consumer and Natural Resources.  The Natural Resources team (comprising Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas and Agriculture & Chemicals) is looking for an Associate/Analyst.

Our Associates/Analysts play an important role in developing and strengthening our client relationships, participating on our advisory teams and in structuring and executing a full range of financial transactions. Their responsibilities include creating and analysing financial models, organising and preparing client presentations, helping manage transaction processes, and assisting in structuring transactions. They will gain exposure to the firm’s businesses and expand their knowledge of the investment banking industry, as they develop key analytical, communications and marketing skills.

Associates/Analyst develop financial models, perform customized company valuation analysis, and are actively involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and fixed income and equity issuances. They organize and prepare presentations, which explain industry trends, assess clients’ situations to provide the necessary financial advice, and recommend strategies to meet client goals. Additionally, Associates/Analysts coordinate teams of tax advisors, attorneys, and bankers for various transactions; lead due diligence processes and actively participate in the negotiations of legal documentation. From maintaining client communication to helping Goldman Sachs structure client transactions, our Associates/Analysts are a vital part of Goldman Sachs’ banking teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Strong financial analytical capabilities and verbal and writing communication skills.
• At least 2 years of corporate finance experience required (whether in IBD classic or the financing group, or previously at a corporate or an investment bank outside the firm)
• Strong team orientation and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members in multiple groups and regions
• Candidate must have completed an undergraduate degree

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer. © The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2016. All rights reserved.