Acquisition Finance Analyst
Critical skills: Credit analysis and creditworthiness, Three-statement financial modelling, Company valuation (DCF, multiples)
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Leveraged Finance Analyst
BriefYour role
- L3 salary
- Not published yet
- Upcoming dated changes
- 7 changes ahead
What the role does
Leveraged Finance Analyst is a role in Investment Banking & Private Markets. The family covers M&A, capital markets, leveraged finance, private equity and venture capital. The core skill is credit analysis and creditworthiness, and the main work is corporate finance and deals and credit risk and lending decisions.
Levels
- L1 Starting out
- L2 Independent
- L3 Senior or specialist
- L4 Leads a team or an area
- L5 Leads the function
Full level descriptions and job titles
The EFO level names are the common scale; job titles differ between employers.
| Level | What the work looks like | Typical years | Typical job titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 Starting out | Learns the job; executes defined tasks with supervision | 0-2 | Banks: Analyst, Junior Analyst, Associate (asset servicing), Trainee, GraduateAsset servicers: Junior, Specialist (entry), Officer |
| L2 Independent | Owns a process end to end; trains L1; first contact for the team's clients | 2-5 | Banks: Analyst / Senior Analyst, AssociateAsset servicers: Specialist, Senior Specialist, Senior Officer |
| L3 Senior or specialist | Deep expertise; handles exceptions and change; represents the function in projects | 5-9 | Banks: Senior Associate, AVP, Assistant ManagerAsset servicers: Senior Specialist, Expert, Team Lead (small team) |
| L4 Leads a team or an area | Manages people or a large process; owns budgets or controls; escalation point | 8-14 | Banks: VP, Manager, Senior ManagerAsset servicers: Team Lead, Manager, Head of Section |
| L5 Leads the function | Accountable for the function in a legal entity or region; sets priorities and standards | 12+ | Banks: Director, Executive Director, Managing Director, Head of functionAsset servicers: Head of Department, Director |
Specialisations
Specialisations share most of the role and differ in the skills listed here.
Skills
Where the skill weights come from
Each role lists its skills with a tier and a weight. The weights of one role add up to 100 percent.
Source: the EFO role catalogue, built from the ESCO classification and reviewed by the editors.
The percentage is the skill's share of the role; the bars are drawn relative to the anchor skill, which is shown full.
Critical
- Credit analysis and creditworthinessWeight 13.3%Relevant to you
- Three-statement financial modellingWeight 8.9%Relevant to you
- Company valuation (DCF, multiples)Weight 8.9%Relevant to you
- Financial statement analysis and ratiosWeight 8.9%Relevant to you
- Financial markets knowledgeWeight 8.9%Relevant to you
Important and supporting skills 17
Important
- Derivatives and how they workWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Advanced Microsoft ExcelWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Commercial acumen and business senseWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Attention to detailWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Professional written communicationWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Building a slide narrativeWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Working to tight deadlinesWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
- Contract drafting and negotiationWeight 4.4%Relevant to you
Supporting
- Financial due diligenceWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
- Bloomberg Terminal / market dataWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
- FX risk and hedging instrumentsWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
- Resilience under pressureWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
- Scenario and sensitivity analysisWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
- Basel framework and capitalWeight 2.2%Relevant to you
Useful
- Microsoft PowerPointWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
- Querying data with SQLWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
- Integrity and discretionWeight 0.7%Relevant to you
Processes
The work the role takes part in.
What each process covers
- Corporate finance and dealsMain
- Credit risk and lending decisionsMain
- Market risk measurementSupporting
- P&L and valuation controlSupporting
Dated changes for this role
- Second Consumer Credit Directive appliesRelevant to you
- Listing Act: multiple-vote share structures for SME growth marketsRelevant to you
- CRR3 output floor rises to 60 percent in 2027 and 65 percent in 2028Relevant to you
- FINMA circular on nature-related financial risks phases inRelevant to you
- UK Basel 3.1 rules take effectRelevant to you
Salary snapshot
Salary figures are not published yet
The L3 salary range for this role, with its sources, will appear here when the salaries section opens.
Certifications
- CFA Program Level I
- CFA Program Level II
Concepts to know
No concept linked yet
Rules, products and terms this role works with are being added to the concepts.
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Sources
- The EFO role catalogue, with skills, levels and processes. How it is built
- ESCO classification of the European Commission (external site)