Position Description

Crédit Agricole S.A. is a global financial institution based in France with over $2.1 trillion in total assets. The Bank offers a full range of services that include retail banking, corporate & investment banking, asset management, insurance, and numerous others. Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank ("CACIB"), a wholly owned subsidiary, provides capital markets, investment banking, and corporate banking services worldwide.

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank's Chicago Office is responsible for executing transactions on behalf of multinational clients headquartered in the U.S. Our clients include public and private companies with a large international presence and annual revenues generally in excess of $1.0 billion. Transactions executed on behalf of clients include but are not limited to strategic and financial advisory, syndicated debt, bond/equity issuances, foreign exchange/interest rate derivatives, securitization, trade finance and structured transactions.

The Chicago automotive banking team is seeking a recent or upcoming college graduate to assist senior bankers in the management of client relationships. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong initiative and the ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to manage numerous assignments at once
• Resourcefulness and independence
• Professional demeanor
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

In addition, the candidate should have an understanding of finance/accounting fundamentals, credit analysis, financial statement analysis, modeling, and valuation.

The analyst program offers an opportunity for recent college graduates interested in finance and corporate/investment banking to actively participate in this fast-paced and challenging industry. The standard analyst program is two years, with analysts hired on an initial one-year contract. The goal of the analyst program is to develop top candidates into Full-Time Associate positions at the end of the two year period. We provide our analysts with the tools necessary for professional growth and career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with relationship managers to organize presentation materials for clients and senior management
• Undertake financial analysis of current/prospective clients related to capital structure, creditworthiness, and financial performance in order to identify future business opportunities
• Coordinate the internal approval of transactions related to strategic and financial advisory, syndicated debt, bonds, securitization, trade finance, interest rate derivatives and other products within the CA-CIB global platform
• Analyze the benefit of entering transactions, maintaining or exiting global client relationships, and communicating your findings to senior management
• Construct and maintain internal models to measure client profitability, risk weighted assets, and the competitiveness of CA-CIB in all product areas
• Conduct research projects related to the Automotive, Agrifoods, Mining & Metals, Technology and other industries
• Prepare write-ups, quarterly and annual reviews and other reports in a timely fashion

• Recent or upcoming college graduate with a BA in Finance or related field
• Eligible to work in the US
• Not require visa sponsorship now or in the future (including F1, OPT, CPT, etc.)
• Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.5
  Internship experience in the banking industry or a related field
• Knowledge of accounting and financial statements
• Some financial modeling skills
• Developed oral and written presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of major computer applications including Excel, PowerPoint and Word (experience using the Bloomberg terminal is a plus)
• Basic grasp of risk/return analysis concepts and tools

Salary: $100,000

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