About this role
Goldman Sachs
Investment Banking Vice President | Natural Resources | Chemicals
Our division works on some of the most complex financial challenges and transactions in the market today. Whether advising on a merger, providing financial solutions for an acquisition, or structuring an initial public offering, we handle projects that help clients at major milestones. We work with corporations, pension funds, financial sponsors and governments and are a team of strong analytical thinkers who have a passion for producing out-of-the-box ideas.
TEAM OVERVIEW
The Natural Resources Group is a global team with bankers located around the world. The group has a significant presence in New York, Houston, Toronto, Calgary, London, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires, among other locations. The group covers Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Power & Utilities, and Energy, including Alternative and Renewable Energy.
YOUR IMPACT
Our Vice Presidents play an important role in developing and strengthening client relationships, leading advisory teams, and structuring and executing a full range of financial transactions.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Role Responsibilities
- Create and analyze financial models, help manage transaction processes and assist in structuring transactions
- Develop financial models, perform customized company valuation analyses and actively participate in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and fixed income and equity issuances
- Organize and prepare presentations that explain industry trends, assess client situations, provide financial advice and recommend strategies to meet client goals
- Coordinate teams of tax advisors, auditors, attorneys and bankers across various transactions
- Lead due diligence processes and actively participate in the negotiation of legal documentation, preparation of internal committee presentations and funding processes
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Basic Qualifications
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Master’s degree and several years of Natural Resources investment banking experience, or
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Bachelor’s degree and 7 or more years of Natural Resources, including Chemicals, investment banking or equivalent experience
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Strong track record of executing M&A and financing transactions in an investment banking advisory role
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At least 2 years of experience leading deal teams of analysts and associates
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History of outstanding academic and professional achievement
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SALARY RANGE
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $250,000–$300,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
- BENEFITS
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as they are a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
- ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual has opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness, personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more at the Goldman Sachs careers disability statement page.
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We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
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