Senior Analyst or Associate Banker

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has a unique challenge to assist the countries of central and eastern Europe and the CIS in their transition to democracy and market economies.

It offers a unique combination of public and private sector banking expertise, and supports projects through lending, taking equity positions and providing technical co-operation. The Bank focuses particularly on the private sector and is increasing its local presence in the countries of operations.

 We are looking for:

Senior Analyst or Associate Banker

Belgrade Resident Office

The EBRD’s resident office in Belgrade was established in 2001. The local team is represented by professional staff of 12 bankers and 5 support staff. To date, the EBRD has committed € 3.03 billion in Serbia, which include investments in private, industrial and commercial enterprises, the financial sector, agribusiness, energy, transport and municipal infrastructure sectors.

Job description:

The Senior Analyst/Associate Banker role is to provide support to the preparation of projects in the abovementioned sectors under direct and continuous supervision from Operation Leaders. This includes:

• Research and analysis of background information for different companies or sectors
• Participate in the promotion of Bank activities and contribute to project identification and generation
• Attending meetings with clients together with senior bankers. Liaise with clients, local authorities, EBRD sector teams and support units and other parties as required
• Drafting of investment proposals or specific assigned portions of the Bank’s project documents and when appropriate, assist clients with business plan preparation
• Analysis of credit and financial aspects of project development, including performing detailed financial analysis of companies, financial modelling as well as supporting senior bankers in project structuring and negotiations
• Undertake the monitoring of existing Bank investments, loan administration and monitoring of project implementation including preparation of monitoring reports based on meetings with clients, site visits, financial review, etc
• Undertake any other assignment that may be given by senior staff, such as contributing to the preparation of briefs, country economic assessments, strategy documents and translation
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Skills and experience required:

• University degree in business administration, economics, finance, or other relevant disciplines
• 3-5 years of relevant business experience (banking, finance, accounting, audit or project finance) gained from a major commercial/investment bank, equity fund, advisory services or corporate finance firm
• Strong credit analysis skills, ability to interpret accounts, understanding of accounting principles and IFRS
• Proven analytical skills i.e. understanding of business models and key business drivers, strong quantitative and financial skills with ability to design financial models
• Computer literacy, conversant with Microsoft Office and in particular MS Word and MS Power Point, including spreadsheet packages and financial modelling tools
• Very good written and oral communication skills in English

Please also visit the Bank’s website at www.ebrd.com for further information regarding the Bank and its activities.

To apply and for a more detailed job description, please visit our website at www.ebrdjobs.com and submit your CV. Ref. number: 50005974.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 09.03.2012.