Rubyworks - Senior Associate - Investment Banking

Position Overview: We are looking for a Senior Associate Investment Banking to join our Investment Banking team and play a key role in M&A advisory, transaction execution, financial modelling, valuation, deal origination and client management. The ideal candidate should have strong exposure to end-to-end transaction execution, excellent financial modelling and valuation skills, and the ability to work directly with clients, promoters, investors and other transaction stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: 1. M&A & Deal Execution: - Support and independently manage various stages of M&A transactions, including buy-side and sell-side mandates. - Manage the preparation of investor presentations, pitch decks, information memorandums, and other strategic financial materials. - Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations, delivering insights, and presenting findings. - Support preparation and review of transaction documentation and deal-related materials. 2. Financial Modelling & Valuation: - Build and review detailed 3-statement financial models and transaction models. - Develop and analyze DCF, Merger, LBO, Accretion/Dilution and scenario/sensitivity models. - Conduct valuation using DCF, Comparable Companies, Precedent Transactions and other relevant methodologies. - Perform financial statement analysis, business analysis and transaction impact assessment. - Identify key financial and operational drivers and translate them into meaningful valuation insights. 3. Deal Origination & Business Development: - Conduct industry and market research to identify potential M&A and strategic opportunities. - Support senior bankers in identifying prospective clients, targets, investors and buyers. - Prepare pitch books, teasers, Information Memorandums (IMs), CIMs, management presentations and valuation materials. - Contribute to developing proposals and marketing materials for new mandates. - Maintain and develop relationships with existing and prospective clients. 4. Client & Stakeholder Management: - Participate in client meetings, management discussions and investor interactions. - Develop strong relationships with promoters, CXOs, PE/VC investors and other key stakeholders. - Understand client requirements and translate them into actionable transaction strategies. - Coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders throughout the deal lifecycle. Qualifications: - 3-4 years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, M&A, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Finance or related front-end transaction roles. - Strong hands-on experience in M&A transaction execution. - Excellent understanding of Financial Modelling and Valuation. - Strong proficiency in DCF, Merger Models, LBO, Comparable Companies and Precedent Transactions. - Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and corporate finance. - Experience in deal origination, pitching and business development will be highly preferred. - Strong experience in preparing Pitch Books, Teasers, IMs/CIMs and Management Presentations. - Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills. - Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving abilities. - Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint. - Exposure to databases such as Capital IQ, Bloomberg, FactSet, Refinitiv/Mergermarket will be an advantage.