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Public Finance IB Analyst (or Associate)

Raymond James


Job Location:

Scottsdale, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: m 70000 - 120000
Posted: 20 September 2026 (14 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

Launch or continue to grow your career at the intersection of finance and infrastructure. As an Analyst or Associate in Municipal Public Finance youll collaborate with experienced bankers to help state and local governments build our nations infrastructure and bring transformational projects to life from transportation to energy and utilities to education to housing and real estate. Your work will span client engagement financial modeling credit rating preparation investor presentations proposals and the drafting of securities offering documents. Expect to grow your analytical skills while contributing to high-stakes transactions that directly shape communities. Youll gain exposure across diverse sectors such as Education Higher Education Real Estate Transportation Utilities Public Private Partnerships and more. As your experience builds so does your influence. Youll take on more strategic responsibilities help structure deals and deepen client relationships. The environment is fast-moving intellectually challenging and mission-driven perfect for curious self-starters who want to see their efforts make a tangible difference.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of an Analyst:
  • Understand Government Finance: Youll get to know how cities states and public institutions finance new initiatives and projects analyzing their finances and figuring out ways they can improve.
  • Pitch Creative Financing Ideas: Youll help senior bankers brainstorm new ways local governments and private sector project sponsors can fund big projects like buildings utilities airports schools hospitals new community infrastructure or transit systems.
  • Build Financial Models: Youll dive into Excel to create financial simulations helping forecast costs savings and repayment strategies for public projects and leverage artificial intelligence tools in your work.
  • Research Your Sector: Stay updated on news reports and trends in your assigned industries and geographies and keep the team informed about anything that might affect clients.
  • Execute Deals: During financings youll help analyze project revenues create debt profiles review legal documents work on offering statements and assess refinancing and cash flow all to make sure the financing makes sense.
  • Prepare Client Presentations: Develop marketing skills by assisting in preparation of pitch books and proposals (RFPs) that help win business and communicate key information to clients.
  • Develop Marketing Materials: Help design content that explains the deal or investment opportunity to prospective buyers and investors.
  • Join Client Meetings: When possible youll participate in both virtual and in-person meetings with municipal clients developers and project sponsors to learn firsthand how deals come together and how relationships are built.

Knowledge of/Interests In:
  • Fundamental investment concepts practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
  • Financial markets and products.
  • Quantitative financial analysis and data modeling.
  • Public policy

Skills:
  • Excellent analytical critical thinking and problem solving skills sufficient to recognize and detect errors and offer resolution.
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing to all level of associates and clients.
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and DBC (preferably).

Ability to:
  • Analyze financial statements and outstanding debt.
  • Develop the financial structure and prepare documents related to the public issuance or private placement of securities.
  • Multitask and work in a fastpaced teamoriented environment.
  • Efficiently manage time and resources to solve quantitative and analytical challenges as they arise.
  • Work under pressure created by time deadlines and work volume fluctuations.
  • Communicate both orally and in writing within all levels of the organization as well as external clients and other industry professionals.
  • Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
  • Work outside normal 8:00 am 6:00 pm business hours.

Educational Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree in business finance math or a related field.
  • 14 years of related experience.

Licenses/Certifications:
  • FINRA Securities Industry Exam (SIE) Series 52 License Series 63 License and Series 50 License within (12) months of hire.

Education

Bachelors (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - 13 months to 3 years

Certifications

Salary Range

$70000.00-$120000.00

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Resident

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity) discretionary bonuses or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical dental and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation holidays and sick leave); and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered visit .

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop Collaborate Decide Deliver Improve) to deliver on the firms core values of client-first integrity independence and a conservative long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:
Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
Make prompt pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James as part of our people-first culture we honor value and respect the uniqueness experiences and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves our organization clients and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.


Required Experience:

IC


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