2023 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program - New York, Municipals Group
Jefferies LLC, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for over 55 years. Headquartered in New York, with offices in over 30 cities around the world, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, as well as wealth management. The firm provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities markets, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
GROUP DESCRIPTION: Jefferies’ Municipal Securities Group currently employs more than 75 specialists focused on the municipal bond market and dedicated to structuring, underwriting, selling and trading municipal securities. Our team provides investment banking and capital markets advisory services to issuers of municipal debt, including states, cities, towns, state authorities, and 501(c)(3) borrowers, among others. With public sector and industry expertise, Jefferies has become a market leader in the areas of: airports; asset securitization; education; general government tax-backed; healthcare; housing; interest rate derivatives; public power; redevelopment finance; state revolving funds; tobacco securitization; transportation; water and sewer; and project financing.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: As an Analyst in the Municipal Securities Group, you will rapidly assume significant responsibilities, including: providing financial modeling to support banking activities; building and maintaining a variety of databases; providing refunding and restructuring analyses; preparing proposal and presentation materials; working closely with senior bankers on transactions; and interfacing with underwriters, salesmen and traders.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Strong technical, written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, managing a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously and sometimes managing conflicting priorities
- Resourceful self-starter, able to work autonomously and as team player
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Excellent interpersonal skills
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be completing the junior year of a four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent program
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Demonstrate professionalism and client management skills
*Must graduate December 2023-July 2024*
Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, Reasonable Accommodations and COVID
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences, and supporting a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity workplace. We practice equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, religion, ancestry, color, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.
It is currently Jefferies’ policy that in order to enter any Jefferies office or participate in any Jefferies or client event in person, all employees be fully vaccinated and with a booster against COVID-19, or if they are not fully vaccinated with a booster, then on the morning of each day, all employees must test negative for COVID-19. Your acceptance of an offer means that you will comply with this policy and any amendments. You will be advised by your manager of your anticipated schedule to be in the office.