Responsibilities
Join Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as a Graduate Trainee in Sydney, Australia. We are currently looking for a Graduate Trainee – Risk Management to join us on a full-time fixed term basis for 12 months. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team and get hands-on experience within a fast-paced, results focused, global organisation.
Working with the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), the successful candidate will:
- Build up a sound understanding of each of the SG Sydney Branch Front Office businesses, their strategies, products and services to understand how they fit within the broader banking market in Australia & New Zealand;
- Become rapidly proficient with all aspects of the credit process including the review of credit applications (i.e. review of Financial modelling included in the credit applications and understanding sensitivity analyses);
- Support ongoing portfolio management and the gathering of pertinent information from a wide array of sources;
- Perform deep dives into particular topics / sectors of risk with the preparation of research materials into compact studies to be presented by the CRO;
- Assist in the production of the Risk Management Committee pack for quarterly Committee purposes;
- Collate, monitor and explain any resultant breaches or oversteps of key Risk Metrics;
- Periodical communication with front office to obtain a thorough understanding of credit exposures in order to deepen the understanding of and to monitor risk within those portfolios;
- Monitor market movements and their impacts or potential impacts on SG Sydney Branch’s credit portfolio;
- Preparation of ad hoc responses and reports for internal requests and external parties such as regulatory authorities, auditors etc;
- Manage special requests from management including from the CRO and Chief Country Officer;
- Assist CRO with operational risk monitoring and use of the bank’s internal systems for tracking and closing recommendations from internal and external auditors;
- Cooperation with regional RISQ teams to work on ad hoc requests.
Profile required
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required
- University degree in a relevant discipline (Commerce, Finance, Risk Management, Engineering or Mathematics)
- Interest in and basic understanding of global debt and market activities
Behavioural Competencies Required:
- Entrepreneurial, curious, pro-active, rigorous, team player and self-motivated
- Ability to build strong working relationships (including remotely) with people from diverse, international backgrounds
- Good communication and organisational skills
Functional Relationships:
- Internal: staff from business divisions and support functions locally, regionally, and globally
- External: external auditors
Business insight
Societe Generale, one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 150 years, supports 25 million clients every day with 117,000 staff in 66 countries. Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our activities internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas. The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.
Societe Generale has been present in Australia since 1981. Located in Sydney, we currently provide financing and advisory, as well as global markets solutions. Leveraging the strength of our client coverage and leadership in structured finance including energy, metals & mining, infrastructure finance, together with product and service offerings such as debt capital markets, asset-backed products, and commercial real estate finance, Societe Generale supports our Australian wholesale clients in their financing and advisory needs and our global clients who wish to access the Australian market with global banking services. Societe Generale also provides global markets solutions by offering futures execution and clearing, equity derivatives sales and structured product distribution.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.