Corporate Advisory Group Associate

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

BBH is seeking an Associate for the Corporate Advisory Group (CAG) which advises owner-managers and family-owned businesses on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and other strategic corporate decisions.  The CAG Associate is a corporate finance professional that assists the team in performing company/industry research and valuation analyses to develop or enhance relationships with private business owner clients and prospects of BBH’s Capital Partners line of business. The job scope is like a traditional investment banking analyst role.

The role requires familiarity with corporate finance and business strategy consulting-oriented work, with an emphasis on understanding mergers and acquisitions, valuation, capital structure, and related aspects of finance/corporate strategy. The ideal candidate should have superior analytical skills and be able to express their thoughts clearly. The CAG Associate will report to a CAG officer but will assume a hands-on role in a team environment and interact with various other groups within Capital Partners and the firm more broadly (e.g., Private Wealth Management, Investment Management, Lending, Private Equity), as well as with external parties such as senior business executives and intermediaries.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Conduct company and industry research

• Build financial models and perform valuation analyses (including company operating models, comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, leveraged buyout analysis)

• Develop client presentations assessing the client’s business, growth prospects, industry insights, valuation perspectives, and strategic alternatives

• Interface with business owners, company executives and intermediaries

• Support business development activities by tracking relationships with intermediaries and preparing weekly reports on the team’s engagements and upcoming meetings

Qualifications:

• Intermediate financial literacy with 2 – 4 years of experience in financial services or a related field

• Strong interest in businesses, financial markets, and corporate strategy

• Exceptional analytical abilities as well as outstanding written and verbal communication skills

• Organized and detail oriented, with strong time management skills and willingness to assume a high level of responsibility

• Ambitious self-starter with the ability to learn independently and multitask across various projects

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

• Excellence in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Shortlisted candidates will be expected to provide a writing sample

Salary Range

$100,000-$130,000

BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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