Equity-Linked and Financing Solutions Analyst

Join us as an Equity-Linked and Financing Solutions Analyst (ELFS) at Barclays, where you’ll play a key role in all aspects of originating and executing equity-linked transactions. This includes working with, and advising, publicly traded companies on their capital structure to execute convertible debt offerings, structured share repurchases and hedging or monetization trades, among other equity-linked transactions. Furthermore, you will help negotiate, structure and lend in facilities to private equity firms against their equity stakes in public and private companies. You’ll be in constant dialogue with our capital markets products, investment banking coverage and equity sales and trading partners, coordinating to target clients, prepare pitch presentations for new and existing clients, perform analysis and valuations, run internal approval processes, understand and help prepare documentation for transactions, and become a central member of deal teams executing equity linked capital raises. ELFS sits at the intersection of the Barclays push for increased collaboration between Banking & Markets divisions.

To be successful as an Equity-Linked and Financing Solutions Analyst, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Ample analytical skills and attention to detail

• Ability to work efficiently across a product suite with varying paces of workstreams

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience in a finance role

• Previous experience executing capital markets transactions

• Familiarity with equity derivatives

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York.

This role is FINRA regulated.

Minimum Salary: $110,000

Maximum Salary: $135,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role
To raise capital and manage the financial risk of clients, including financial advisory services, identification and origination of market opportunities, research, economic analysis.  

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of strong relationships with corporate, financial and institutional clients to understand their financing needs and objectives.  .
• Development and maintenance of complex financial models to assess the value of assets, companies, or securities and identify the most appropriate structuring of capital raising initiatives, including equity financing via an initial public offerings, investment grade debt underwriting, leveraged financing solutions for non-investment grade clients, or derivative hedging solutions.  .
• Collaboration with Coverage, M&A, Syndicate, Global Markets, and cross functional teams to ensure successful origination, company due diligence, and execution of various capital market transactions.  .
• Identification, assessment, and management of risks associated with capital markets transactions and development of risk mitigation strategies in alignment with regulatory requirements.  .
• Research, financial data analysis and continued development of market insights and investment recommendations.  .

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.