Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (“CFG”) is seeking current college juniors to join the execution team within its Capital Markets and Sponsor Finance Group (“Capital Markets”) as Summer Analysts in the summer of 2018. Thorough the 12-week program, the Summer Analysts will build a foundation of skills to allow them to support the team’s senior professionals in originating, structuring and executing leveraged finance and M&A transactions.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting Managing Directors, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Associates within Debt Capital Markets / Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance Industry Coverage, and Sponsor Coverage in the execution of leveraged finance and M&A transactions
• Supporting junior and senior team members in developing new business ideas, pitch strategies, or transaction financing scenarios to help the Firm’s clients achieve their financial and strategic objectives
• Participating in accounting, business, and legal due diligence for both credit approval and underwriting approval processes
• Assisting Analysts and Associates in financial statement projection modeling for a variety of transaction scenarios, leveraging diligence findings to develop additional modeling scenarios, and presenting findings for internal approval teams
• Analyzing financial model output and client information to prioritize data and present conclusions for discussion purposes
• Organizing Ratings Agency Meetings, Lender Meetings, and Investor Roadshows for private and public debt offerings
• Preparing detailed transaction marketing materials, including Confidential Information Memoranda and Lender Presentations
• Conducting comprehensive company and industry research
• Supporting Analysts and Associates in transaction screening and credit / underwriting approval processes and all required documentation, analysis and meetings
• Working with the sales distribution team to develop syndication strategies with targeted investor lists and answering lender / investor due diligence questions during syndication
• Populating and managing data room information and access
• Assisting clients, internal operations team and investors through the closing process

• Ability to function as part of a flat organization, manage several projects at once, and work effectively both independently and as part of multiple teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to express ideas in a persuasive, organized, and articulate manner
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative analysis with a solid understanding or willingness to master financial statement analysis, financial modeling, and company/industry analysis
• Self-starting team player who can think strategically and excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and challenging work environment
• High degree of maturity and integrity with a positive and hardworking attitude
• Excellent attention to detail

Background qualifications include:

• Please note that U.S. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position
• Undergraduate candidates with a strong academic record from a leading university and expected graduation date between December 2016 and June 2019. All majors/concentrations considered
• Minimum GPA of 3.5 preferred
• Prior financial services internship experience preferred, but not required
• Full command of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with related financial services software including S&P Capital IQ, S&P LCD, Advantage Data, Bloomberg, Thomson Loan Connector, FactSet, etc. is a plus

Whether you are fresh out of school or have been working a few years, Citizens Bank offers numerous early career paths to jump-start a fulfilling career at a leading financial institution.

We are a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers bank better and giving back to our local communities. You will find a supportive and collaborative workforce of diverse colleagues ready to help you grow and accelerate your potential. We provide training, development programs, internships, and other opportunities to help you chart your own path to success.