Investment Bank Consumer & Retail Associate

citi
London

Investment Banking Associate

Citi Consumer, Luxury & Retail team : The team has been consistently growing in the last 3 years and is one of the leading franchises on the street. The team covers wide array of consumer sub-verticals and has strong relationships with leading global consumer strategic players as well as all relevant Sponsors active in the space. The deal flow has been exceptionally strong and as a result team requires further junior support as business grows.

The Investment Banking Associate is an intermediate level position responsible for providing clients with strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and other types of financial transactions, as well as assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets.. The overall objective of this role is to support the senior team members in acting as a strategic advisor to our clients by formulating investment ideas and strategies, navigating complex M&A executions and raising capital.

Responsibilities:
  • Work with senior officers in developing and maintaining client relationships, identifying new business opportunities and pitching tailored solutions
  • Lead and manage day-to-day transaction execution across M&A and strategic advisory assignments
  • Monitor industry trends, company performance, and competitive dynamics to support client dialogue and idea generation
  • Leverage past investment banking or related experience to enhance M&A execution and capital raising capabilities
  • Contribute to building Citi’s franchise
  • Manage and mentor analysts by providing detailed guidance and feedback, managing information flow, and providing credit and exposure information to analyst, as appropriate
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

  • Previous Investment Banking experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or closely related areas of Business Administration Master's degree in Business Administration
  • Experience in evaluating corporate transactions and structures
  • Experience creating financial analyses
  • Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience assisting with client development
  • Ability to work with teams and track business development (collect research, analyze industry trends)

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

  • Honesty, integrity and reputation
  • Financial soundness
  • Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Banking

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Job Family:

Investment Banking

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi .

View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
Posted 2025-11-30

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