SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Analyst/Associate role involves supporting senior team members in managing the strategic objectives of the Capital Solutions Group, including transaction origination and execution for clients.
Responsibilities
- Providing support to senior Capital Solutions Group team members that will involve managing the formulation, execution, and communication of the company's strategic objectives
- Support management board with decision-making on strategic direction, resource allocation, business opportunities, and risk appetite
- Assist with the continued growth and development of the Structured Finance business
- Assist in the origination, marketing, and execution of a variety of transactions on behalf of both SMBC and clients
- Preparation and presentation of deal-related briefing memos, credit applications, and other materials to applicable internal credit and commercial decision makers (as applicable)
- Assist the deal team in preparing marketing materials, information memos, and documentation related to transactions
- Facilitate investor marketing discussions and deal related negotiations
- Assisting in the preparation of materials to summarize present recommendations on strategic initiatives / proposals and outline relevant due diligence conducted
- Working across business areas and infrastructure functions (including legal, compliance, and risk management) to ensure alignment and implement new products and control frameworks
- Resourcefully leverage various information sources to help contribute to group’s understanding of market trends, deal comparisons, and structural recommendations
- Continuously review feedback and insights from stakeholders on strategic agenda to gauge impact
- Support the ABS and CLO businesses within the Structured Finance Group, including:
- Providing analysis that contributes to client recommendations on structural terms
- Leveraging analysis to help provide marketing materials for existing and prospective Term ABS and CLO clients
- Building and analyzing structures that conform to the rating agency criteria, while working with the Rating Agencies on explicit ratings provided to structures
- Working with accounting firms to tie out the cash flows, as well as with investors to explain structural features and answer structuring-related questions
- Utilize Intex Dealmaker to build DMS and CDI files provided to investors and issuers
- Building out models for new asset classes utilizing rating agency criteria
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required, concentration in Math, Economics, Finance, Engineering or Computer Science preferred
- Strong written / presentation skills, particularly Microsoft Powerpoint
- Knowledge of Excel, VBA, Intex Dealmaker, Intex Desktop
- Previous structured finance and financial modeling experience
- Financial industry experience (Investment Bank, Accounting Firm, or Rating Agency)
- Ability to be resourceful and multitask within the fast-paced environment
- Ability to clearly / concisely communicate and summarize complex concepts to various audiences
- Securities licenses required
- Familiarity with securitization and synthetic risk transfer concepts is preferred
Benefits
- Annual discretionary incentive award
- Competitive portfolio of benefits
Company Overview
- SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. It was founded in 1590, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- SMBC Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 160 in 2025, 87 in 2024, 73 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 29 in 2021, 26 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.