Associate, Financial Institutions, Corporate Banking

About the role

Citi is hiring an Associate in Financial Institutions, Corporate Banking in Singapore. This intermediate-level position supports clients in raising funds in the capital markets and provides strategic advisory on mergers, acquisitions and other financial transactions, working with key product partners. The role acts as a strategic advisor by formulating investment and hedging strategies, managing liquidity and raising funding and capital for clients.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with senior bankers to provide overall relationship management support.
• Provide treasury and corporate finance solutions such as cash management, trade, vendor finance, foreign exchange, loans, debt capital markets (fixed income and bank), share repurchase, and interest rate and equity derivatives.
• Support bankers in cross-selling Citi's products and services by identifying and responding to customers' financial, advisory and transactional needs.
• Carry out marketing and execution activities with bankers, relationship analysts and associates, international offices and product/investment banking partners.
• Develop an understanding of credit, transactional and franchise risks with senior coverage officers, including preparing credit approvals, obtaining Capital and Risk approvals and supervising transaction return calculations.
• Evaluate public filings, research reports, operations, business plans and financial forecasts to produce strategic and financial analyses.
• Stay informed of best practices and market and industry trends.
• Manage a portfolio of clients and build trusted advisor relationships.
• Assess risk appropriately and ensure compliance with laws, rules and regulations, and escalate and report control issues transparently.

Required profile

• 2 to 5 years of experience.
• Proven, progressive lending or credit experience, or equivalent product experience.
• Demonstrated credit skills, including a background in credit.
• Bachelor's degree or university degree, or equivalent experience.

Required skills

• Preferred: experience with Financial Institutions, capital markets products, derivatives, credit, cash management, trade, finance and securities products.
• Preferred: comprehensive knowledge of Financial Institutions business, including products, regulations and the lending and credit approval process.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Planning, negotiation, organizational and analytical skills.