Senior Analyst - Investment Banking at Pishon and Brooks Advisory Services

Job Objective

• To act as the technical lead, driving transaction execution, supervising analysts, originating deals with senior bankers, and ensuring high-quality financial, valuation, and transaction outputs across multiple mandates.
• This is both a support as well as a revenue-enabling role.

Key Responsibilities
Deal Origination & Client Support:

• Support the Head of IB and MD in origination of mandates (debt capital raises, equity issues, restructuring, M&A, project finance).
• Participate actively in client pitches, roadshows, and negotiations.
• Prepare and review teasers, pitch books, and mandate proposals.
• Maintain relationships with lenders, DFIs, PE funds, pension funds, and institutional investors.

Transaction Execution (Core Role):

• Lead execution workstreams on live transactions, including:
  • Financial modelling (project finance, DCF, LBO where applicable)
  • Valuation analysis
  • Information Memoranda (IM), Prospectus inputs, Offer Documents
  • Due diligence coordination
  • Data room management
• Coordinate with legal advisers, auditors, trustees, rating agencies, and regulators (SEC, NGX, FMDQ).

Team Leadership & Quality Control:

• Supervise Corporate Finance Analysts and Analysts.
• Review and sign off on financial models, presentations, and reports.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Coach junior team members and build execution capacity.

Financial Analysis & Structuring:

• Design deal structures (tenor, pricing, security package, covenants).
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and stress testing.
• Support credit committees and investment committees.

Internal & Regulatory Responsibilities:

• Support SEC/ filings, approvals, and post-transaction reporting.
• Maintain transaction documentation and audit trails.

Experience & Profile

• 6 - 10 years’ experience in investment banking, corporate finance, or/and transaction advisory.
• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Track record of closed transactions (not just pitches).
• CFA, ACA, or MBA is a strong advantage.