At a glance

Are you experienced in Mergers & Acquisition, Corporate Development or Strategy Consulting, and ready to advise companies and investors that are active in the Mobility & Manufacturing sector? At the ABN AMRO Corporate Finance franchise, we are keen to complement our team with a Senior Associate. Are you joining us?

Your job

As a Senior Associate you are an essential member of our Corporate Finance Mobility & Manufacturing team. You focus on various subsectors and themes such as (e-)Mobility, Smart Technologies, Energy Transition, Equipment Rental, Technical & Installation Services and Construction.  

Key responsibilities include: 

• You manage our client proposals and pitch presentations. While doing so, you perform research on the economy, certain industries, and specific companies. Additionally, you compile financial models and provide valuation analyses and conduct in-depth data analysis. Thereafter, based on these analyses you formulate actionable ideas.  
• You take a deep dive into relevant sub-sectors by researching them. Herewith you aim to understand its key fundamentals & drivers, which you translate into powerful presentations that you subsequently present to our clients. This forms the foundation of our strategic dialogue. 
• In your frequent client interactions, sustainability topics are an integral part of your strategic dialogue, whereby your intrinsic motivation to address the need for transition plays to our team's strength. 
• You closely work together with our internal stakeholders, such as relationship bankers, leverage finance, Equity Capital Markets (ECM) and other product specialists in order to support our longstanding client relationships and proactively bring strategic opportunities.  
• You work in your deal team to support the full execution process of a complex sale, acquisition, management buy-out, private placement or disposal of a client. This includes working on valuation and marketing materials. 
• You closely work together with many colleagues, from M&A or ECM deal teams or – if necessary – other product specialists in order to ensure that timelines and the client’s objectives are met. 
• As a core member of our team, you contribute to the team’s business development activities and you actively facilitate the personal development of our junior colleagues.  

Work environment

As a Senior Associate you work in the Corporate Finance Mobility & Manufacturing team, which is part of our Corporate Finance franchise within the Corporate Banking department. Our entire corporate finance team consists of circa 65 colleagues and the Corporate Finance Mobility & Manufacturing team has ten positions. Within our team there is an open and informal atmosphere, and we are open to the opinions, views and cultural background of others. Besides, we are willing to help each other. For instance, our senior members try to facilitate the personal and professional development of our junior members.  

Why join ABN AMRO Corporate Finance? 

1. We offer a unique and integrated approach. By combining independent M&A advice and strong execution capabilities with optimal banking solutions for our broad client base, always linked to sustainability topics such as the energy transition. Our aim is to translate the ambitions of our clients into joint successful transitions or events. 
2. We invest in long-term relationships, engage with clients and anticipate on their strategic needs. Our clients highly appreciate our approach and perceive it as convenient, reliable and efficient.   
3. An essential factor for our successful track record is sharing sector knowledge within our client base, in order to enhance our strategic dialogue and contribute to the team’s growth. Commercial drive and our keen interest to build strategic client relationships are among our shared values. 
4. Working at ABN AMRO means opting to expand your (professional) knowledge. At virtually every level, we will enhance your expertise and open the way for a step upwards or sideways. We will challenge you to use your innovative nature and creativity for the bank of the future. This way, we continue to lead the way in sustainable banking services and we offer our clients a good balance between care and success. 
5. By joining us, you will be able to advise a diverse range of international companies. Our group of key clients consists of a broad range of listed and privately owned companies.

Your profile

You have a keen interest in the subsectors and the themes mentioned above. Besides, you like to take initiative and can originate ideas autonomously, as well as interact directly with clients. Moreover, you combine commercial drive with joy in working together in teams and understand the diverse perspectives of all stakeholders involved. Additionally, you are aware of the ideas and concerns of your colleagues, and you contribute positively to your team. We like you to meet the following requirements: 

• 4 – 7 years of experience within (in-house) M&A, banking, consulting or private equity, including relevant experience in project execution and interacting with clients. 
• Strong financial modelling, analytical and data processing skills. 
• You are able to contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members. 
• Affinity with ABN AMRO’s vision and strategy, linked to sustainability, as well as our service concepts, business processes, organisation, products and services. 
• Fluent in English (spoken and written) and an advanced (or beyond) Dutch proficiency (at least spoken). 
• We see our roles as a permanent learning experience. If you are highly motivated and have the commitment to improve day after day, then we ensure you that you have access to (both internal and external) development programs and we will help you grow in(to) this role.  

What we offer

Your compensation package and other benefits

• A market practice salary, including a personal development budget. Classification based on knowledge, experience and equal pay 
• An annual discretionary bonus 
• A solid pension plan 
• Access to our learning academy for continuous learning  
• The opportunity to attend international conferences and trade fairs to further deepen your sector knowledge and expand your network 
• Possibilities for flexible working hours and to occasionally work from home  
• The opportunity to pro-actively work on your vitality and fitness and accelerate your growth, both personally and professionally.

Interested?

Please apply or give us a call. Feel free to contact us in case you have any questions, you can directly contact Ronald Quik, Managing Director of Mobility & Manufacturing Corporate Finance at ronald.quik_recruitment@nl.abnamro.com. 

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. In addition, a recruitment agency can only submit a resume when invited by a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the search for a right candidate. All unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of ABN AMRO BANK N.V. In this case, ABN AMRO will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.