Investment Banking Market Researcher - Generatrix, LLC

Benchmark International’s global headquarters in Tampa is seeking professionals to join our Deal Origination team. This position involves researching merger and acquisition activities and trends within the industries that Benchmark International participates. This is an administrative role that involves working independently as well as with a team to provide support and quality research to our Deal Origination team.

This position is entry level into a career in mergers and acquisitions, positioning the employee for advancement opportunities. As an entry-level position, one is not expected to have any pre-existing knowledge about mergers and acquisitions and training will be provided. Benchmark International is growing rapidly and will provide opportunities for advancement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Building ‘Business Intelligence’ reports that will be presented to prospective clients
• Researching consolidation trends and outlooks in variance industries
• Providing support to our outreach team
• Collaborating with marketing team to implement new initiatives
• Collecting and organizing data for marketing campaigns
• Performing additional administrative tasks to support origination team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Experience conducting research and preparing presentations
• General knowledge of understanding one's company's financials (income statements and balance sheets)
• Good Excel experience
• Highly detail oriented 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Well-organized

Salary
As a member of the Deal Origination team, you will receive an annual salary of $40,000 - 45,000 paid bi-weekly.

Benefits
All Benchmark International positions offer paid time off, standard holidays, and community service days. Employees are eligible for highly competitive company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance; 401k with company matching; flexible spending accounts; and flexible dependent care assistance accounts. Quarterly team outings and standing desks are employee favorites at present.

Social Responsibility
Benchmark International is an active, contributing member of the communities in which we work. The company participates in significant charitable giving opportunities throughout the year. Many of the recipient charities have been identified by our individual employees as a result of their personal passions for supporting particular needs. In addition, each employee is encouraged to use two paid work days per year to provide their labor and skills to the community.

Our US headquarters in Tampa opened in mid-2012 and we continue to grow as our domestic client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming on board now presents employees with the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing talent onboard as the next generation of Benchmark International’s leaders.

Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates at this time.

Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The Company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.