Aimee

I work in the Industrials group in the Investment Banking division. We are responsible for advising clients on transactions and general corporate finance activities. While I work mostly with diversified industrial companies, the group works with a variety of clients, including aerospace and defense, automotive, building and construction, business services, transportation and paper and packaging companies. My responsibilities include working in teams to structure transactions, perform financial analysis and prepare presentations for clients. As the analyst on the team, I am closest to the numbers, the company specific details and the presentations.

I think the most beneficial part of the investment banking analyst role is the tremendous opportunity you have to work on some of the largest and most important transactions in the market today. Investment banking allows you to work closely with companies that range in size and business focus and lets you gain a deeper understanding of the inner-workings of large corporations while being involved in major and difficult decisions that these companies face.

Our work is team-based and we all work toward a common goal and take ownership of our product, however we are each responsible for specific tasks. Our teams are generally comprised of a combination of junior and senior members. The senior members entrust the junior members with a considerable amount of responsibility and we all applaud anyone who questions conventional wisdom and can generate out-of-the-box ideas.