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Finance roles, including financial analysts, investment managers, and quantitative researchers, consistently rank among the most H-1B visa-sponsored positions. Most require a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics, qualifying as a specialty occupation. Employers file the LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and cap-subject petitions go through the annual lottery.
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Launch or continue to grow your career at the intersection of finance and infrastructure. As an Analyst or Associate in Municipal Public Finance, you’ll collaborate with experienced bankers to help state and local governments build our nation’s 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. You'll 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. You'll 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: You’ll 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: You’ll 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: You'll 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, you’ll 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, you’ll 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.
- Multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented 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:
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, math or a related field.
- 1-4 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
Bachelor’s (Required)
Work Experience
General Experience - 13 months to 3 years
Certifications
Salary Range
$70,000.00-$120,000.00
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 Myrjbenefits.com.
At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's 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.
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, you’ll collaborate with experienced bankers to help state and local governments build our nation’s 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. You'll 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. You'll 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: You’ll 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: You’ll 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: You'll 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, you’ll 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, you’ll 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.
- Multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented 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:
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, math or a related field.
- 1-4 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
Bachelor’s (Required)
Work Experience
General Experience - 13 months to 3 years
Certifications
Salary Range
$70,000.00-$120,000.00
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 Myrjbenefits.com.
At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Finance
Match your degree field to the role
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to the finance position. A business administration degree may not satisfy specialty occupation for a quantitative analyst role. Confirm the match before applying, or document how your coursework aligns to the specific job duties.
Check the prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your finance role and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level before you enter salary discussions, so you know the floor your offer legally can't go below.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and certain research institutions can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery cap. Finance roles at these institutions, endowment managers, treasury analysts, grant accountants, give you a path that bypasses the April registration window entirely.
Use Migrate Mate to filter finance employers by LCA filings
DOL Labor Condition Application data shows which employers have actively sponsored H-1B workers in finance roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this data by employer and occupation, so you're targeting companies with a real sponsorship track record, not guessing from job descriptions.
Time your job search around the H-1B registration window
Cap-subject H-1B registration opens each March. Finance hiring cycles often peak in fall and spring. Starting your search in January gives you time to receive an offer, have your employer register in March, and begin in October if selected, the standard cap-subject timeline.
Ask employers about their I-129 filing timeline upfront
Once USCIS selects your registration, your employer has until June 30 to file the I-129 petition. Confirm your prospective employer has in-house immigration counsel or an external firm engaged, so the petition doesn't stall after selection.
H-1B Visa Finance: Frequently Asked Questions
Do finance roles qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes?
Most professional finance roles qualify because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as finance, accounting, economics, or mathematics. Roles like financial analyst, portfolio manager, and credit risk analyst consistently meet USCIS specialty occupation standards. General bookkeeping or data entry positions typically don't qualify because they don't require a specific degree.
Which finance employers are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas?
Banks, asset managers, insurance companies, and financial technology firms are among the most active H-1B sponsors for finance roles. DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data shows which employers have filed for finance-specific positions. Migrate Mate filters this data by occupation and employer, so you can identify companies that have sponsored roles matching your background rather than applying blindly.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect finance job offers?
Your employer must pay you at least the DOL-determined prevailing wage for your role and location before USCIS will approve the H-1B petition. Finance wages vary significantly by metropolitan area, so an offer that looks competitive nationally may fall below the prevailing wage in New York or San Francisco. Use the OFLC Wage Search to verify the applicable wage level before accepting any offer.
Can I work in finance on OPT while waiting for H-1B approval?
Yes. If you're on post-completion OPT or a STEM OPT extension, you can work in a qualifying finance role while your employer files your H-1B petition. If your OPT expires before October 1 and your H-1B is selected, the cap-gap rule extends your work authorization automatically until your H-1B status begins, provided your employer filed before your OPT end date.
Does the O*NET classification affect my H-1B petition for a finance role?
O*NET occupation profiles and Standard Occupational Classification codes are used by DOL when determining prevailing wages and by USCIS when evaluating whether a position qualifies as a specialty occupation. Financial analysts, securities analysts, and financial risk specialists each carry distinct SOC codes that map to different wage levels. Your employer's petition should reference the SOC code that most accurately reflects your actual job duties.