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Investment Banking Associate

Pavago

Posted 12 days ago

Investment Banking Associate (M&A, Financial Modeling, Valuations & Capital Markets)

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours

About the Role

We’re hiring a highly analytical and execution-focused Investment Banking Associate to support live M&A transactions, capital raises, and strategic advisory engagements.

This role is focused on:

  • Financial modeling and valuation
  • M&A transaction execution
  • Due diligence coordination
  • Investor and client materials
  • Deal process management
  • Strategic financial analysis

You’ll work closely with:

  • Managing Directors
  • Vice Presidents
  • Analysts
  • Clients
  • Lawyers and Advisors

to ensure transactions move efficiently, accurately, and on schedule.

This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who thrive in fast-paced deal environments and enjoy high-impact financial work.

What You’ll Own

Financial Modeling & Valuation

  • Build and maintain advanced financial models, including:
    • DCF models
    • LBO models
    • Merger models
    • Operating models
  • Conduct:
    • Comparable company analysis
    • Precedent transaction analysis
    • Scenario and sensitivity analysis
  • Evaluate:
    • Valuation assumptions
    • Transaction structures
    • Financing impacts
  • Support strategic recommendations through quantitative analysis

M&A & Transaction Execution

  • Support live:
    • Buy-side transactions
    • Sell-side transactions
    • Capital raises
    • Strategic advisory engagements
  • Coordinate:
    • Due diligence requests
    • Transaction timelines
    • Client deliverables
  • Manage:
    • Virtual data rooms
    • Due diligence trackers
    • Deal documentation workflows
  • Liaise with:
    • Lawyers
    • Accountants
    • Consultants
    • Client stakeholders

Pitch Books & Investor Materials

  • Draft and refine:
    • Pitch books
    • Confidential Information Memoranda (CIMs)
    • Teasers
    • Management presentations
    • Investor decks
  • Prepare polished client-facing materials with exceptional attention to detail
  • Translate complex financial analysis into executive-ready presentations

Research & Market Analysis

  • Conduct:
    • Industry research
    • Competitive analysis
    • Market trend analysis
  • Analyze:
    • Transaction environments
    • Risks and opportunities
    • Market positioning
  • Incorporate findings into:
    • Valuation assumptions
    • Strategic recommendations
    • Client materials

Team Collaboration & Leadership

  • Review analyst work for:
    • Accuracy
    • Formatting
    • Financial integrity
  • Support Vice Presidents and Managing Directors with:
    • Meeting preparation
    • Transaction updates
    • Financial insights
  • Mentor junior analysts and help maintain high-quality deliverables

Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure all transaction materials comply with:
    • Confidentiality standards
    • Regulatory requirements
    • Internal controls
  • Maintain:
    • Audit-ready financial models
    • Version control
    • Transaction documentation

Requirements

Must-Have Experience

  • 2–4 years of experience in:
    • Investment Banking
    • Corporate Finance
    • Private Equity
    • Transaction Advisory
  • Advanced Excel skills, including:
    • Financial modeling
    • Valuation analysis
    • Scenario modeling
  • Advanced PowerPoint and presentation skills
  • Strong understanding of:
    • DCF valuation
    • LBO analysis
    • Comparable company analysis
    • Precedent transaction analysis
  • Experience using:
    • Bloomberg
    • Capital IQ
    • FactSet
    • PitchBook

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA, CFA, or CPA designation preferred
  • Experience with:
    • Buy-side transactions
    • Sell-side transactions
    • Capital raising engagements
  • Exposure to industries such as:
    • Technology
    • Healthcare
    • Financial Services
    • Real Estate
  • Prior leadership or mentorship experience with analysts

What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • Strong financial and analytical mindset
  • Exceptional attention to detail under pressure
  • Comfortable managing multiple live deals simultaneously
  • Strong communicator with executive presence
  • Highly organized with excellent deadline management skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams

What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Update valuation and transaction models using client financial data
  • Build pitch books, CIMs, and investor presentations
  • Coordinate due diligence requests and manage data room workflows
  • Conduct market and transaction research
  • Review analyst work and ensure quality control
  • Prepare senior bankers for client meetings and negotiations
  • Support live transaction execution across multiple workstreams

In short: You help drive transactions from analysis to execution while ensuring clients and senior bankers have complete confidence in the quality of work delivered.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Accuracy and reliability of financial models
  • Timely delivery of pitch books and transaction materials
  • Successful coordination of due diligence processes
  • Positive client and senior banker feedback
  • Quality and clarity of presentations and analyses
  • Effective mentorship and analyst support

Why This Role Stands Out

  • Work directly on live M&A and capital markets transactions
  • Exposure to complex financial modeling and strategic advisory work
  • High visibility with senior bankers and executives
  • Opportunity to advance into:
    • Vice President
    • Private Equity
    • Corporate Development
    • Strategic Finance
  • Collaborative and high-performance deal environment
  • Fully remote flexibility aligned with U.S.

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Job details

Workplace

Hybrid

Location

Kenya

Experience

EN

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