Graduate Analyst – Financing & Advisory , Societe Generale India (Mumbai)

About the Role:
Join our structured 2-year Graduate Analyst Program, designed to develop future leaders. Become part of our Financing & Advisory team in India and play a key role in supporting the growth of an emerging franchise. In this role, you will work closely with the Financing & Advisory (F&A) team to support the origination and execution of a broad range of structured finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors. You will collaborate with multiple business lines within the F&A function, partnering with both onshore and offshore teams across regional and global markets.

Primary Responsibilities:
•    Contribute directly to the South Asia business of the global F&A Group, in line with its strategy.
•    Support the origination and execution of mandates to arrange tailor-made financial solutions for clients, maintaining both an origination and distribution mindset.
•    Provide day-to-day transaction support, including structuring, pricing, preparing credit applications, conducting detailed financial analysis and modelling, managing due diligence processes, reviewing financing documents, and assisting the deal team leader to deliver best-in-class lending and advisory services.
•    Ability to prepare, customize, optimize, and maintain financial models for financial advisory and arrangement mandates, including creating and running scenarios and sensitivities, will be considered favorably.
•    Review and, where appropriate, supervise financial modelling tasks undertaken by junior staff, and complete more complex modelling tasks as required.
•    Stay abreast of developments across sectors, as well as current transactions and market opportunities.
•    Adhere to all relevant compliance practices and internal requirements related to the execution of advisory and lending transactions.
•    Manage internal processes related to the lending and advisory business (e.g., updating databases, writing credit applications, and completing system-based workflows).
•    Identify potential marketing opportunities and prepare pitch materials, including reviewing feasibility studies and conducting detailed financial model analyses, which may include financial advisory pitches.
•    Establish a network of contacts at key clients and prospective clients.
•    Monitor and follow up on client relationships, providing business line input regarding the periodic monitoring of transactions and their documented terms and conditions throughout the transaction lifecycle.
•    Supervise and develop junior team members (where appropriate), including delegating and reviewing tasks based on their skills and experience, while ensuring high-quality team execution.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
•    MBA/PGDBM/Master’s in Finance/Economics or related fields from Tier 1 Institute.
•    Candidate with 0-2 years’ experience in structured finance environment utilising similar tools, processes and procedures will be favourably considered.
•    Proven ability to succeed in a similar or related role, demonstrated through relevant projects, responsibilities, or achievements. 
•    Advanced Microsoft Excel including strong financial modelling skills.
•    Experience in generating pitch material that is clear, structured, compelling, and comprehensive in addressing clients’ needs will be an added advantage.
•    Strong numerical skills with an advanced understanding of accounting concepts, financial statements and cashflows.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
•    Ability to contribute to the team’s efforts to build and maintain trusted client relationships
•    Consistency and rigour in following up on clients’ needs and act upon team’s priorities
•    Display a sense of ownership in the business and pride in the quality and accuracy of work presented internally and transactions executed for clients
•    Discipline and team collaboration to develop business adapted to clients’ and markets’ needs
•    A self-starter with the ability to prioritise tasks and to manage competing deadlines, and to deliver on team’s priorities

Societe Generale, one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, supports 26 million clients every day with 119,000 staff across 62 countries. The Group draws on its European roots to develop activities internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas. We combine financial strength, proven expertise in innovation, and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all stakeholders. Our ambition is to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

Societe Generale was established in India in the year 1978. In 1985, Societe Generale Bank commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in Mumbai. Since then it has a proud legacy of servicing corporates and clients. New branches were added in Delhi (1993).  Societe Generale not only offers an extensive product portfolio to different market segments, but customizes solutions in investment banking, global finance and global markets.

The Financing and Advisory (F&A) Group at Societe Generale provides a full range of finance and advisory services for its clients through four key platforms:
•    Energy+ Group
•    Battery, Mining & Industries
•    TMT Finance
•    Infrastructure Finance

The provision of financial advisory services and lending in the context of the energy transition is a key development focus. There is also a strong emphasis on leveraging both new and existing distribution channels. The team works closely with other business lines on joint mandates to offer integrated services.

The F&A business line in Asia-Pacific is responsible for the origination and execution of structured and project finance debt for clients and large projects across asset classes in Asia-Pacific, including renewables, energy transition technologies, Battery, Metals & Mining, TMT, and Infrastructure sectors (energy transition-related, general, and digital). Clients include owners, developers, and investors in these asset classes, as well as financial institutions, institutional investors, and pension funds investing in these sectors.

Societe Generale is an equal opportunities employer and believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce should be encouraged and recognized.