SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $115,000.00 and $200,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Role DescriptionSMBC’s Leveraged Finance team is a well-established and rapidly growing platform in the US which will offer firsthand experience into the private equity space. The group’s primary mission is to originate, structure and execute leveraged financing solutions to support financial sponsor activity. Associates will work alongside deal teams to provide cash flow and asset-based financing solutions to support leveraged buyouts (LBO) and merger & acquisition (M&A) transactions, recapitalizations, refinancing, add-on acquisitions, and other financing events for private equity backed companies.
Associates will contribute meaningfully to the transaction process across a variety of different industries including diversified industrials, healthcare, consumer and retail, technology, food and beverage, and other end markets. Associates will develop a core skillset of credit and capital markets analysis with responsibilities including fundamental due diligence, financial statement analysis, cash flow projection modeling, preparation of pitch materials, and other activities to support transaction execution.
The job responsibilities are described herein:
Associates perform a wide range of tasks including complex financial analysis, financial modeling, transaction due diligence, and preparation of screening memos and approval documents in support of the execution of senior debt transactions. Prepare investment committee memorandums, which include company and industry descriptions, key credit risks, historical financial analysis, base and downside case projection assumptions/rationale, enterprise valuation, profitability analysis, and terms and conditions. Draft offering memorandums, management presentations, and other communications for clients and investors. Establish working partnerships and routines with key internal partners including Capital Markets (LCM, ECM, DCM), Corporate & Investment Banking, Derivatives, Credit, and other teams. Prepare pitchbooks for senior originators and work on ad hoc projects as needed for management. Liaise with sponsors, borrowers, agent banks, and internal loan operations to ensure successful deal closing. Manage multiple transactions and projects while communicating effectively with deal team members and staffers on status and prioritization. Qualifications and Skills Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new processes and systems. Works well in a culturally-diverse and team- oriented environment. Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and an interest in continuous learning. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to synthesize large amounts of information, analyze risk and identify mitigating factors. Highly collaborative and flexible in a team and client environment with ability to form good relationships internally and externally. Able to coordinate and communicate with various internal departments across the bank (middle/back office, global counterparts). Ability to organize thoughts and clearly articulate points and provide summaries and explanations of transactions, orally or in writing to management or other internal departments. Strong accounting skills with an ability to read and interpret financial statements and perform cash flow analysis. Must be proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Demonstrates a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to complete work accurately and in a timely manner against strict deadlines.
Work Experience:
Education: BA / BS
Preferred: Advanced accounting and finance coursework preferred.
SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.