2025 Public Finance Summer Analyst- Los Angeles

Stifel's 8-week Summer Analyst Program provides students with a hands-on introduction to the role of an Analyst. You will work alongside our banking professionals, from Analyst to Managing Director level, and will gain exposure to a variety of public finance transactions and sector types. Interns are expected to work on multiple projects simultaneously, with primary responsibilities in the research and analysis related to transaction generation and execution.

• A Summer Analyst's specific responsibilities may include conducting industry research, building financial models to analyze outstanding bonds or potential transactions, preparing client presentation materials, and working with banking teams to execute financing transactions.
• The primary role of the Summer Analyst includes, but is not limited to:
  • Analyzing and researching municipal issuers and borrowers in a wide range of sectors (general governmental, K-12, pension, economic development, higher education, etc.).
  • Conducting industry research and building out industry databases.
  • Preparing presentation materials such as PowerPoint slides and summaries for pitch books.
  • Working with teams to execute financing transactions.
  • Performing in-depth quantitative financial analyses.

• Summer Analyst candidates should possess outstanding academic records and have demonstrated strong leadership ability through involvement in extracurricular endeavors such as student government, athletics, and cultural and entrepreneurial activities.
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills
• Superior attention to detail
• Disciplined work ethic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple simultaneous project deadlines
• Exposure to finance and accounting and/or quantitative modeling
• Experience with financial modeling and analysis preferred
• Ability to work in teams
• Highly-motivated and energetic
• Demonstrated interest in finance and public policy

• Minimum GPA of 3.3.
• An anticipated graduation date between December 2025 - May 2026.
• Eligible to start on Monday, June 9th, 2025.

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Salary: USD $25.00/Hr. - USD $25.00/Hr.

Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate’s qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel’s overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Sifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more! To view a more comprehensive list of Stifel’s current offerings, please visit https://www.stifel.com/careers/benefits. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Stifel’s Public Finance professionals perform investment banking services for city, state and local government agencies, helping them raise capital to build and maintain essential infrastructure in the communities they serve. From some of the nation’s largest states, cities, convention centers and economic development projects to rural school districts and small towns and nearly everything in between, our municipal banking and underwriting groups work with public and not-for-profit entities to develop and implement financing strategies that allow them to operate and optimize the important work they do.

 

In 2022, for the ninth consecutive year, Stifel ranked #1 serving as senior or sole manager for negotiated public municipal bond issues, annually pricing more than one in every ten issues in the nation on a Stifel desk. In 2021, Stifel became the first bank to underwrite more than 1,000 negotiated issues in a single year. Stifel Public Finance has a full scale national presence, and is comprised of about 250 professionals across 36 offices.