Finance & Banking Associate, Financial Analyst

Standard Chartered M&A Advisory Group is a global team with offices across the world and provides comprehensive advisory services to its clients on a wide range of M&A transactions and capital-raising activities, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financial restructurings. Our M&A teams work closely with our coverage partners, and other product groups.

Standard Chartered M&A Advisory Group is a global team with offices across the world and provides comprehensive advisory services to its clients on a wide range of M&A transactions and capital-raising activities, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financial restructurings. Our M&A teams work closely with our coverage partners, and other product groups.

As a graduate, you'll gain exposure to live deals, work alongside experienced bankers, and develop the analytical, commercial and communication skills that underpin successful transactions. From researching industries and analysing companies to supporting client presentations and deal execution, you'll contribute to work that helps clients navigate complex decisions and unlock growth opportunities. This is an opportunity to learn in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where your ideas and contributions matter from day one.

Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. Over our two-year graduate programme,you’llgain hands-on experience, build lastingrelationshipsand grow your understanding of clients,markets and the wider business.

From day one,you’ll contribute to meaningful work and be supported to build a successful long-term career.

You’llbenefitfrom:

• Real impact:
  
  Take ownership of meaningful work that contributes to business outcomes.
• Future-ready capabilities:
  
  Build the technical,commercial and professional skills needed to succeed.
• Global collaboration:
  
  Work with colleagues and clients across markets,product sand functions.
• Continuous growth:
  
  Learn from structured development,mentoring and practical experience.

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, recognising that diverse perspectives drive innovation.

• Take ownership anddemonstrateinitiative.
• Think critically and solve problems in a structured way.
• Learn quickly and adapt to new challenges, seeking opportunities to grow and develop
• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with others
• Communicate confidently and collaborate across different cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrate commercial curiosity and an interest in global markets,industries and clients.
• Thrive in a dynamic,fast-pacedand International environment.

For technical roles, we particularly value backgrounds in Finance & Banking, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics and Statistics.

To be eligible for this graduate programme, you need to be in your final year of study and graduating by July 2027.You must also have the permanent legal right to work in the country you’reapplying to.

You can only submit one application within a six-month period, so take time to review our opportunities and apply for the role that best fits your interests,skillsand career goals.

• Assessment Centres:
  October 2026 onwards
• Start Date:
  
  July 2027

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