Why Stifel:
Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.
Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
What You'll Be Doing:
The Fund Banking Analyst is responsible for providing financial analysis and support for fund banking operations. The Analyst will analyze financial data, prepare reports, and assist in the development of financial strategies for fund management. They work closely with fund managers, investment professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure the smooth operation of fund banking activities. Key responsibilities may include financial modeling, risk analysis, performance monitoring, and compliance management. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of financial markets are essential for this role. The position is also expected to perform certain tasks for the Venture Banking team, which works closely with Fund Banking.
What We're Looking For:
- Gather, organize, analyze, and monitor borrower data to determine performance and produce various reports for management.
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Assist in analyzing prospective credit decisions, which will include understanding a Borrowers past performance, assets, or investors.
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Assist with various client requests related to their loans or deposit accounts while liaising with other organization members as needed, including frequent processing of loan advance requests.
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Perform ad-hoc requests and reports for Fund Banking or Venture Banking team members.
What You'll Bring:
- Basic understanding of the venture capital / private equity ecosystem and how private investment funds are structured.
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Strong skills and experience in analyzing investment funds and their underlying objectives.
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Knowledge of key financial principles.
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Ability to work on a small entrepreneurial team and passion for improving processes and solving problems without highly structured guidance.
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Strong ability to produce high-quality work products independently and as part of a collegial team.
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Comfort in working directly with senior executives and investment firms.
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Ability to work in an entrepreneurial culture with the desire to figure out how to solve problems and execute.
Education & Experience:
- Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or another business-related field required.
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Minimum Required: 1+ years of full-time work experience, preferably in commercial banking, finance, accounting, investment banking, or alternative investments.
Systems & Technology:
- Proficient in Microsoft 365.
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Strong MS Excel skills with the preferred ability to use many different functions (pivot tables, macros, lookup/index match, etc.).
About Stifel:
Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.
While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
Stifel’s bank and trust companies are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following information: Know Your Rights.
Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
