Associate – Distribution and Credit Solutions

This is an Associate opportunity for a passionate professional to join Societe Generale on a full-time, permanent basis. You will have the opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and build on your industry experience by learning from a team of experienced asset-backed products practitioners in Australia and offshore. You will further develop skills for client marketing and pitching, transaction structuring, credit and cashflow modelling, risk analysis, ongoing portfolio and transaction management, private and public debt distribution – all core aspects of the DCS business - through ad hoc training and on-the-job experience. You will be involved in all stages of the deal life cycle from preparation of initial client proposals including responding to RFP through to credit analysis and preparation of submission for internal approvals and deal execution in both private format and public securitization markets.  You will assume responsibility for certain aspects of origination and transaction execution on a case-by-case basis.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting origination and structuring efforts. 
• Preparing client pitches and other marketing materials.
• Credit and cash flow modelling and preparing credit and other internal approval requests.
• Deal execution both internally and externally in the context of public securitization transactions.
• Conducting client due diligence and managing client onboarding.
• Portfolio and business performance reporting; and
• Other ad hoc business and transaction specific requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and get hands-on experience within a fast-paced, results focused, global organization and one of Europe’s leading structured credit banks. As part of your role within Distribution and Credit Solutions, you will interact with other SG teams such as Risk, Legal, Compliance, Client Coverage, Syndicate, Trading and Sales, on and offshore, to name a few.  You will also work alongside other local client facing teams including Infrastructure, Energy, Metals and Mining, Debt Capital Markets, Real Estate and Financial Institutions and Corporate Coverage. You will benefit from working in an industry with clients who are engaging in innovative transactions including sustainability-linked debt structuring, financing and distribution.

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Law, Accounting, Science or Engineering. Other qualifications may be considered subject to demonstrating genuine interest in Finance and relevant experience.
• Proven ability to succeed in a similar or related role 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills (including securitization cashflow modelling)
• Experience in efficiently managing multiple tasks and working in a collaborative team environment

Behavioral Competencies Required

• Analytical mindset with an appetite to learn and an ability to learn fast
• Team player, with the ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds
• Capacity to manage multiple tasks and ability to prioritize tasks as relevant 
• Ability to demonstrate high degree of autonomy and rigor in your work

Functional Relationships:

Internal: staff from business divisions and support functions locally, regionally and globally  
External: clients and external advisors (e.g. other financiers and dealers, legal counsel, rating agencies)

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position
• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favor the team’s interest over my own results
• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple 
   

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Department Description

Join Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as an Associate – DCS in Sydney, Australia within our Global Banking & Advisory (GLBA) division. The Distribution and Credit Solutions (DCS) division is the center of expertise and single-entry point for structuring, financing, distribution and trading for securitized products (ABS and RMBS), trade receivables and structured loans as well as funds financing. DCS's activity is exclusively focused on clients (corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies and investors in a wide sense, such as private equity, fund managers, specialized funds, hedge funds). The division operates internationally with teams based in Europe and the United States and has been present in Asia-Pacific for six years.