Summary

Title: Investment Banking 1st Year Analyst (Class of 2025)

Group: Depositories

Location: Dallas / NYC

Start Date: Summer 2025

Salary: $105,000

STEPHENS INVESTMENT BANKING ANALYST PROGRAM

The Stephens Investment Banking Analyst Program is one-of-a-kind in the financial services industry. Our two-year program begins with four weeks of intensive training taught by Stephens bankers who have gone through the process themselves, and evolves into continuous on-the-job experience. Analysts assist junior and senior bankers in advising the firm’s clients across multiple products and industries, while also receiving exposure to private equity firms and family offices.

Our program offers analysts the best opportunity to learn and prepare for a rewarding career in finance, while making significant contributions to our team. Analysts work on deal structure, modeling, presentations, client communications and more.

About Stephens

In operation since 1933, we are among a small group of the nation’s largest family-owned diversified financial services firms, privately held by the Stephens family. This distinction allows us to focus on doing what is right for our clients, and on long-term strategy. In addition to investment banking services, Stephens provides wealth and investment management, fixed income and equities trading and sales, insurance and risk management, public finance and private capital. We have a national presence with strategic locations across the U.S. and in Europe.

Our Investment Banking team has a superb track record of adding value for small and middle market companies, as well as global organizations, across all major sectors and with deep expertise on the subsector level. Our investment banking professionals have a collaborative approach to addressing the M&A and capital needs of our clients and regularly coordinate with transatlantic colleagues on active and prospective projects. These include some of the most successful public and private companies in business today.

OUR CULTURE

We draw from a team of expert bankers with extensive knowledge in the areas they serve. The consistency of the advice that we provide stems from the tenure of this highly experienced team. On average, our senior bankers have more than a decade of service at Stephens. This reflects the supportive and stable atmosphere at Stephens, which exists alongside a rigorous commitment to achieving excellent client service and maintaining a reputation for focusing on relationships over transactions. We think like owners, on behalf of our clients.

Senior bankers at Stephens take an active and authentic interest in cultivating positive experiences for analysts during the program. Numerous former analysts have become senior team members in Investment Banking and other lines of business at the firm. Whether our Investment Banking analysts stay at Stephens or move on to other opportunities, we know firsthand the unique value of this mutually beneficial program.

DEPOSITORY

Our Depository team has an exceptionally strong track record of successfully serving the M&A and capital markets needs of regional banks and thrifts, commercial finance companies, mortgage lenders, and other depository institutions. Our senior bankers work as a team to provide expert market intelligence, advisory and execution services while aligning with clients as teammates and not competitors. We truly understand the depository space, and are highly active with a wide range of private and public companies that come to us for everything from IPOs and private placements to mergers and acquisitions.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Analysts have a broad array of responsibilities that are executed alongside our veteran bankers, as well as the senior management teams of our clients. These tasks include:

Develop detailed financial analysis for various types of transactions
Compose presentation materials including: tailored pitch books, Confidential Information Memorandums and other marketing materials
Conducting quantitative and qualitative industry research and analysis
Perform other operational and administrative tasks as needed

The two year program puts motivated Analysts on track for an Associate role at our firm.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong interest in the Depositories space.
Prior experience in a Finance or Accounting role is a plus
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective team player and a commitment to excellence
Analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to determine the appropriate action
Self-starter with the ability to manage time effectively, prioritize work to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality
Outstanding record of academic achievement
Demonstrated interest in accounting and finance
Math and analytical aptitude must be exceptional
High level of personal integrity and work ethic
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
Ability to accurately read, interpret and communicate large volumes of numbers and data

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

The following registrations will be required within 6 months of employment:

SIE – Securities Industry Essentials
Series 7 – General Securities Representative
Series 63 – Uniform State Law Exam
Series 79 – Investment Banking Representative Exam

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