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Natixis is a corporate and investment bank headquartered in Paris with offices located globally. The bank is currently looking for an experienced associate to join its Houston Global Energy & Commodities Team. The candidate will work on a team responsible for covering the office’s entire energy portfolio (E&P, oilfield services, midstream, large corporate, and coal companies). Responsibilities will include but are not limited to analyzing prospective customers, financial analysis to support committing the banks capital, and working with senior management and the internal credit and legal departments to complete transactions.

Qualifications:

The strongest candidate will possess at minimum the following qualities: (i) at least two-years of corporate banking experience (completion of a credit training program encouraged), (ii) an understanding or experience within the energy industry, (iii) bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, (iv) strong work ethic including the ability to multi-task and complete tasks under strict deadlines.

If interested, please contact Chris Niemczyk at chris.niemczyk@us.natixis.com

GEMSA Loan Services, LP

Job Description

Job Title:                    Insurance Analyst

Department:              Loan Servicing

SUMMARY   The successful candidate will perform duties of an analytical and problem resolution nature to insure that the proper levels and types of insurance are in place to protect underlying commercial real estate loan collateral.  Requires ability to exercise independent judgment.  Medium to high level of responsibility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set up insurance requirements for each loan and investor/lender as required by the loan documents and investor/lender requirements.  Maintain up to date insurance requirements for each assigned lender/investor.
• Monitor assigned loans to ensure that renewals are received timely, and that the insurance coverage terms are satisfactory to the lender/investor requirements.
• Correspond as necessary with agents, borrowers, portfolio managers, lenders/investors to obtain insurance that complies with loan document and lender requirements. 
• Supply the lender/investor with evidence of insurance coverage, forms, and reports in the format that the lender/investor requires, and by the specified due date. 
• Monitor and quality check the work performed by any outside vendor for accuracy and timeliness of completion.  Report defects to upline managers, and assist in correction of data as necessary.
• Recognize when policies and procedures are outdated, and make suggestions to management for revisions and/or enhancements.
• Design and run query based reports from data warehouse using Excel or other reporting application(s).
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee team working on lender/investor specific portfolios.  Accountable for team compliance percentages, variance analysis, and problem resolution. Monitor and quality check the work performed by any outside vendor for accuracy and timeliness of completion. 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties timely and efficiently.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:  Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in finance, economics or other business related discipline; or an associates degree two years mortgage servicing, commercial lending, or commercial insurance experience.

Communication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate with borrowers, associates, or investors by telephone, written correspondence, or in person. 

Mathematical Skills: Must be able to accurately perform numeric data input into the loan servicing system. Must have ability to create Excel spreadsheets and other similar reporting tools to express insurance portfolio status. Must be able to use Excel to confirm the validity of insurance payments.  

Reasoning Ability: Ability to perform multiple tasks.  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to meet deadlines.

Computer Skills: Report query and data manipulations skills preferred.  Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel preferred.

Company Description:

Simmons & Company is the only independent investment bank specializing in the entire spectrum of the energy industry. Founded in 1974, the firm has acted as financial advisor in over $143* billion of transactions, including 567 merger and acquisitions worth nearly $100 billion. Simmons has served as co-manager on over $39 billion in public debt and equity offerings. During 2009 Simmons closed 19 M&A transactions worth $2 billion and co-managed 8 offerings worth nearly $1 billion. The firm’s clients range from small, privately held companies to multi-billion dollar public entities.

Analyst Duties and Responsibilities:

Corporate Finance Analysts at Simmons are actively involved in all aspects of client projects including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, debt offerings, private placements and other types of transactions.  Within Simmons, project teams are kept small enabling Analysts to have a meaningful role in their projects.  A typical project team consists of a Managing Director, Director and/or Vice President, Associate, Analyst and associated support staff.   Analysts are primarily responsible for the financial analysis associated with a transaction, but will also complete company and industry research assignments.  As Corporate Finance assignments involve significant interaction with senior client personnel, Simmons values maturity and strong presentation skills in evaluating Analyst candidates.  Time management skills are also important as Analysts are routinely staffed on multiple assignments.  Finally, a strong emphasis is placed on an Analyst candidate’s ability to work well in a team environment and to mesh with Simmons’ unique culture.

Simmons is currently looking for several two to three year experienced analysts, preferably with E&P industry and/or banking experience.  While all analysts are extremely important to our teams, the second or third year analyst is extremely vital to our overall corporate finance program and will be tasked with high-level responsibilities and significant autonomy.  Our company’s size dictates the opportunity that will be provided to you allowing you to take on some of the heavy-lifting during the course of a project.  We expect much of our analysts in our two-three year analyst program and reward them accordingly.   We are comparable to the Street in both experience and compensation, if not significantly better in both arenas.

Analyst Qualifications and Experience:

Simmons seeks individuals with strong analytical ability, excellent written and oral communication skills, intellectual curiosity, a desire to work with people in a team-based environment, a sense of humor, and most importantly, a commitment to excellence and integrity at all times.

Our professionals come from remarkably diverse backgrounds.  Prior experience in investment banking or the energy industry is not required.

If interested in this position, please submit your resume to: scirecruiting@simmonsco-intl.com with the subject of either Analyst – Corporate Finance, YPF or Analyst – Research Group, YPF. Position is available for an immediate start.

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Job Description:

Motivated, self-starter seeking to broaden energy skill set. 2-3 years experience recommended in the areas of finance and energy. Examples of prior applicable experience include business development within a major oil company or corporate finance analyst in the energy group of a major investment bank. CFA charterholder preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint is mandatory as are effective oral and written communication skills. Must be able to efficiently interpret and construct complex financial models.

Candidate will work as part of a team responsible for coverage of 16+ integrated oil stocks accounting for $1.4+ trillion in market capitalization and assist in the analysis of oil, natural gas and refining fundamentals. Responsibilities include modeling and forecast of financial statements of companies under coverage, major construction projects and physical balances of hydrocarbon supply/demand, preparation of written research product, both individually (with supervision) and as part of a group, and communication of report conclusions and assumptions to fellow equity research team-members, salespeople and institutional clients.

Analysis:

Candidate will be able to digest information gained from various sources and determine how it impacts stock performance. Candidate should feel comfortable questioning conventional wisdom, digging into details and breaking down complex issues.

Communication:

Candidate must be able to present questions and ideas clearly and concisely in both verbal and written form. Candidate must be able to translate detailed, company specific knowledge into condensed investment recommendations. Candidate should feel comfortable interacting with a wide range of constituencies: industry executives, institutional sales, research, institutional clients, and corporate finance. On a daily basis, candidate will be required to convey information and opinions to various members of the Simmons & Company securities team. This communication will take place through one-on-one conversations, group discussion or written methods such as short emails, informal memos, or detailed research reports.

Initiative:

Candidate should be a self-motivated, hard working individual that can thrive without constant supervision. Candidate must be comfortable with prioritizing multiple tasks and determining the most appropriate method for completing a task/goal without the use of step-by-step, published procedures.

Teamwork:

Candidate must be able to work well with others. Interaction between research, institutional sales and trading requires an individual who can work cooperatively toward common goals.

Additional Recommendations:

• Accounting and finance background
• Energy industry knowledge. Engineering a plus.
• Investing experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility (must be willing to work long hours/weekends)
• Will be required to pass Series 7, 63, 86, 87 exams

If interested in this position, please submit your resume to: scirecruiting@simmonsco-intl.com with the subject of either Analyst – Corporate Finance, YPF or Analyst – Research Group, YPF. Position is available for an immediate start.

DnB NOR is Norway’s largest bank with roughly 40% of the domestic market share. The Bank has an international focus specific to shipping and energy. The Houston Energy office is currently seeking an experienced Credit Analyst/Associate for the following position:

Primary responsibilities:

• Financial Analysis: Creating and updating financial models for current and potential customers
• Credit Analysis: Preparation of credit memos
• Assist in preparation of marketing efforts towards existing and potential customers
• Keeping up-to-date with developments in energy and banking industry
• Keeping up-to-date with the Bank’s strategy/products/credit risk/portfolio guidelines
• Comply with office procedures and the Bank’s overall guidelines and codes of conduct

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in Oil & Gas and/or Corporate Banking (Energy preferred)
• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting required, Masters degree preferred
• Knowledge: Intermediate understanding of Accounting and Finance, Understanding of E&P, Midstream, Oil Service and Refining, Knowledge of credit documentation.
• Personal qualifications: Team-oriented, Relationship-oriented, Excellent verbal & written communication, Ability to multi-task, Strong work ethic.

If interested, please contact Joe Hykle at Joe.Hykle@dnbnor.no

Leyendecker & Associates, one of our lead corporate partners, wanted to share with us the details on the buy-side opportunity referenced below.  Please review the description and contact David directly should you feel your background could be a good fit for what their client seeks.  Additional information will be shared with viable candidate prospects.
Our client, a successful Texas based long-short hedge fund, has retained us to help them find an Analyst to join their effort.  Candidates should possess between 2-4 years of investment banking, equity research or investment analysis experience.  Ideal candidates will possess two years of Wall Street bulge bracket investment banking Analyst experience within a New York City or London office, have non-energy backgrounds and have Texas ties looking to “come back home” and work at a top buy-side shop.

Candidate prospects should possess outstanding analytical and communication skills and a passion for the public equities market.  The role will perform equities research, investment analysis and selection and portfolio management.  No MBA required as this is more of a traditional analyst role.  Summer 2010 start date.  Market competitive compensation.

David A. Prodoehl

Leyendecker & Associates

5847 San Felipe, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77057

dprodo@leyendecker.com
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