TRAINEE: Sales Assistant, Private Banks Sales Team, Solutions Group

The Sales Assistant is mainly responsible for supporting the activities of the Private Banks Sales Team.

The job holder is to provide support on administrative tasks, pre and post trade administrations, reconciling trade details, drafting documentation, automate repetitive work process and other ad hoc tasks/projects as necessary.

·       Strong communication and analytical skills, must be detail-oriented and proficient with numbers

·       Able to work under pressure and quick on the feet.

·       A team player that is self-motivated and has a positive attitude and able to work independently.

·       Good IT programming skills is preferred.

·       Experience in investment banking, especially Equities, Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange, is a plus.

·       Fluency in oral and written English is a must.  Fluency in Cantonese/Mandarin can be useful.

Academic Background And Certifications, Experience

• A Bachelor Degree holder in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Financial Engineering, Computer Science or Maths in University.

Main Responsibilities:

·       Work with Sales team on a day to day basis and assist them to provide services for clients

·       Draft & Review Term Sheets, Info Sheets, Supplementary Distribution Agreements, Pre-Confirmations, Presentations etc.

·       Work on client onboarding KYC  with internal stakeholder etc. on behalf of Sales

·       Work on client onboarding KYC  with internal stakeholder etc. on behalf of Sales

·       Check credit lines prior to trade execution and ensure requisite approvals are obtained where necessary

·       Reconcile trade details with clients, traders, middle and back offices.  Liaise internally with different parties (Legal, Operations, Client Support, Valuation, and Trading)

·       Maintain a comprehensive record of executed trades

·       Coordinate after-sales services for clients including issues related to settlement , valuations publication etc.

·       Automate the recurring workload in existing platforms

Behavioral Skills

• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priorit

• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance

• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

• Client - Client  focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position

• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

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.

Department Description

SG CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Société Générale Group. Present in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia.SG CIB provides corporate, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients with value-added integrated financial solutions.

Company Description

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.