Experienced Analyst – Investment Banking, A&D/Industrial Technology

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners. The Experienced Analyst will support the Aerospace and Defense and Industrial Technology Investment Banking team by contributing to M&A advisory and capital-raising assignments, financial modeling, valuation analysis, client materials, due diligence, research, and strategic recommendations.

What you'll do:

• Prepare and contribute to delivery of client presentations and interact with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants
• Assist in the design and development of complex financial models and valuation analysis
• Draft internal and client-facing documents, including management presentations, lender presentations, fairness opinions, and pitchbooks
• Perform client due diligence, prepare information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation
• Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, tools, and intellectual property to aid business development activities of the firm
• Conduct competitive research, including identifying sector and industry trends
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations to senior leadership

What they're looking for:

• Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued
• Candidates must be focused on earning a promotion to Associate upon completion of the Analyst program and becoming a top performer with the intention of developing a long-term banking career
• Minimum of 1 year of investment banking or equivalent M&A experience
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective process management abilities
• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• Core modeling and valuation experience in professional setting
• SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment

Benefits:

• Best-in-class Investment Banking training—formal and hands-on—as you continue to develop your professional toolkit: M&A process management, business acumen, financial analysis, data analysis, soft-selling and presentation skills, professional communication (verbal, written and virtual), negotiations, and more.
• Currently, this role is expected to be in the Los Angeles office at least 4 days per week.