Overview

Position Title: Associate

Company: HSBC

Location: Oxford, UK

Job Description:

Supporting HSBC on providing strategic and financing advice to Global Banking clients. The role involves providing pro-active support in deepening client relationships and improving income generation through focused business origination and execution activities.

Responsibilities:

  • Support on business origination and execution for clients in the Industrials sector
  • Contribute to the continued development of the business in line with the Global Banking and specifically the sector’s strategy
  • Contribute to the identification and targeting of new relationships
  • Ensure prompt and appropriate response to customer enquiries and internal reporting requirements
  • Support senior management in identifying strategies to maintain / enhance overall relationship return and ensure early identification of potential issues
  • Support senior management in the execution of business activities, including transaction structuring and financial modelling, and valuation
  • Develop a strong sectorial/product expertise to support advice to clients
  • Engage with relevant product teams (in particular M&A, ECM and DCM) to ensure coordinated approach towards achieving client development objectives
  • Identify marketing opportunities, undertaking appropriate analysis and preparation of proposals, presentations and pitches for new products and services
  • Collaborate with others across Global Banking to achieve the overall goals of the team and HSBC
  • Understand and ensure compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which the jobholder is involved
  • Undertake all required activities as directed by line manager, or as agreed in annual objectives, in support of achieving the business objectives of Global Banking
  • Uphold the highest level of integrity and act as a role model for all HSBC values and business principles
  • Ability to learn new concepts quickly and under time pressure
  • Demonstrate a commitment to excellence and perform to the highest standards

Requirements:

  • Investment banking or accounting background or relevant studies
  • Previous experience working with materials such as pitch books, teasers and information memorandums
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
  • Proficiency in financial modelling and valuation
  • Experience with common databases (such as Bloomberg, Factset, Factiva, etc)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to undertake in depth review of industry, competitors, client and products and provide a high quality analysis of risk
  • Knowledge of the full spectrum of Global Banking products and services
  • Demonstrate capacity to build a network of contacts, both internal and external, in the context of interactions with colleagues and clients
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About HSBC

We're a financial services organisation that serves more than 40 million customers, ranging from individual savers and investors to some of the world’s biggest companies and governments. Our network covers 64 countries and territories, and we’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up a world of opportunity for our customers.