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Investment Banking Assistant Vice President or Vice President– Public Finance – Denver, Colorado
George K. Baum & Company, Higher Education and Non-Profit Finance Group
Background. George K. Baum & Company (GKB), founded in 1928, provides a full range of investment banking services to investors, corporations and municipalities. During GKB’s 80-year history, the firm has become one of the nation’s leading underwriters of municipal securities. George K. Baum & Company’s Municipal Division maintains offices in 18 U.S. cities, with the firm’s Municipal Finance Division headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
GKB’s Higher Education and Non-Profit Finance Group is a leader in developing innovative financing structures for colleges, universities, independent schools and non-profit organizations, and is consistently ranked amongst the top higher education groups in the country. The group is a pioneer in the use of privatized transactions for colleges and universities, and is the leading underwriter of this type of financing by a wide margin.
The Higher Education and Non-Profit Finance Group is a small unit that works closely together. The group’s size allows associates and vice presidents to work intimately with senior bankers on a daily basis. Members of the group travel with bankers and interact with clients at an early stage. The level of responsibility and autonomy is substantially greater than at comparable firms.
Responsibilities. Primary responsibilities include:
- Structuring complicated financing models (though this is primarily performed by analysts)
- Performing in-house credit assessments of clients
- Developing presentations for clients, credit enhancers and conferences
- Drafting transaction memos and offering documents
- Critically reading and analyzing legal documents
- Researching and compiling market data
- Communicating regularly and effectively with clients, attorneys, investment bankers, and all other parties involved in bond financings
Qualifications
Candidates must have a minimum of three years of experience in a professional work environment. Candidates will be evaluated for the Assistant Vice President position or the Vice President position based on experience and related expertise. Candidates with experience in finance or non profit work will be looked upon favorably, though no single profession or credential is required. MBA not required.
The ability and desire to work in a high-pressure, time constrained environment is critical. Applicants should have strong communication and inter-personal skills, and be able to succinctly express complex ideas both verbally and in writing. The position requires the applicant to be goal and detail oriented. Applicants with strong finance, math and reasoning skills combined with diverse personal interests are preferred.
Salary
Competitive salary plus bonus.
Application Procedure
George K. Baum will be evaluating resumes and will select candidates for a first round interview. Please submit resume and cover letter to Julia Sayre at sayre@gkbaum.com or call 303-391-5516.
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