IB EMEA Finance Analyst Equities, AVP – VP recruitment

THE ROLE INVOLVES:
 

Partner with business leaders and key stakeholders e.g. Equity Front Office in the decision making process to fully understand business drivers and issues
 

Presentation of financial and strategic analyses to senior management, business managers and other departments within the Firm 

Provide analysis to assess business performance against targets (budgets/forecasts etc.) and in relation to balance sheet/risk metrics

To take full ownership of product areas within the Equity Franchise as a finance business partner

To  manage and develop 1 direct report, and liaise with Global IB Finance counterparts in other regions (US, Singapore, Pune, Switzerland)

To be the lead co-ordination point for the Equity EMEA budget forecasting process

Reengineer existing processes to drive efficiency and create capacity within the team for further analysis and business advisory.

To develop a thorough understanding of the investment banking products as appropriate

To have an interest in and current knowledge of financial markets as they affect investment banking in general. Some experience in financial analysis of banks is ideal, either in an investment banking (equity research/corporate finance) or consulting capacity.

To achieve the above it will be necessary to understand learn many of the bank’s financial systems (reporting systems/ ledger, MI Legal Entity structures, data feeds etc.)

To be able to develop a wide network across various stakeholders e.g. product Control, other areas of IB Finance regionally globally, Expense Management Shared Services.

Given the especially dynamic and volatile nature of the business much of the above will need to be achieved to short deadlines but with high levels of accuracy.

 
Divisional/Departmental Overview
Credit Suisse is a global integrated banking institution with a vision of ‘becoming the world’s premier and most admired investment bank’.

Investment Banking is one of three divisions (with Private Banking and Asset Management) that provides a holistic and seamless service to our clients globally across four regions (Americas, EMEA, Switzerland and Asia Pacific).

Investment Banking comprises Equities, Fixed Income, and corporate financial advisory services such as Mergers and Acquisitions.

The IB Finance team act as business partners across all areas of the Investment Banking (IB) business with a vision to meet the following objectives:

• Be the sole source of all financial management information for the region • Provide analytics and analysis to drive business decision making and measure business performance

Key clients are senior business leaders across each product of IB, senior regional management and country management teams.

TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST POSSESS:

The London based team comprises 25 finance professionals; The team reports to the Global Head of IB Finance and Strategy who manages a team of 150+ across US, EMEA and Asia. 
Qualifications

Commercial acumen - thinks like a business head • Strong market and product knowledge – business aligned CFO experience an advantage • Strong communication skills – presentation, verbal and written • Analytical skills – new insights compellingly presented • Financial framework – PL, Balance Sheet, Regulatory Capital, Funding • Strong technology skills - able to drive strategy and implement • Experienced in working in a professional and demanding environment with tight deadlines and pressure to deliver accurate work quickly.

Degree educated, chartered accountant (ACA or CIMA) with a proven track record of progression in a top tier organization