Graduate Trainee - Compliance

Major Accountabilities/Principal Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will support the Australia Compliance team with day-to-day Compliance tasks as well as other project-based activities as required.

Major tasks:

• Responsible for tracking all interactions with Australia regulators in an organized and auditable manner.
• Responsible for responding to some Regulator inquiries either in written form (drafting documented responses) or on conference calls.
• Responsible for executing the implementation of the supporting documentation required to meet the regulatory requirements of all SG Australian entities including manuals, obligations registers and local policies.
• Contribute to robust and effective compliance controls within the organization.
• Responsible for the execution of some controls and approvals, especially Personal account dealing approvals and tracking and visitors management and tracking.
• Responsible for preparatory work related to Compliance training program
• Responsible for production of regional reporting and other regional projects as required.
• Assist Compliance management with the preparation of Committee meeting materials.
• Other daily tasks include assisting the compliance team to manage day to day compliance obligations, and compliance team mailbox management.
• Monitor compliance with laws, regulations and internal policies.
• Remain up to date on the legislative, regulatory environment that SG operates in.
• Create compliance resource library for staff members to reference.
• Review existing policies that require review and updating. 

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required:

• Tertiary qualification in Law and another discipline (e.g. Arts, Commerce, Economics or Science) or Business degree.
• Competent in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office generally
• Knowledge and understanding of Australian laws, regulations and guidelines in relation to banking and financing activities and a working knowledge of related areas of law and regulatory environment
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to accurately interpret complex documents and policies

Behavioral Competency Required:

•  Analytical skills as well as strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly explain complex regulatory and legal issues
• Discipline and professionalism with an ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines while maintaining a strong attention to detail
• Time management skills including a capacity to manage multiple tasks and the ability to prioritize tasks as relevant
• Ability to work independently
• Considered to be a team player
• High proficiency in spoken and written English

Founded by a group of entrepreneurs in 1864 “to promote the development of trade and industry in France”, Societe Generale is today one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of society and the economy.

Active in the real economy for over 160 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,500 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions.

Societe Generale has been present in Australia since 1981. Located in Sydney, it provides financing and advisory, as well as global markets solutions. Leveraging the strength of its client coverage and leadership in structured finance together with product and service offerings such as debt capital markets and asset-backed products, Societe Generale supports its Australian wholesale clients in their financing and advisory needs and serves its global clients who wish to access the Australian market with global banking services. Societe Generale also provides its global markets solutions by offering futures execution and clearing, equity derivatives sales and structured product distribution.

Working with us means being part of an exciting collective vision: “Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions”.

Here, you can challenge yourself in a stimulating, flexible and inclusive workplace with numerous career prospects. You can make a positive impact in the societies where we operate and evolve in a people-oriented workplace.

With us, you can merge your career aspirations with your personal commitments through the values that bring us together: Commitment, Innovation, Responsibility and Team Spirit.

Societe Generale actively encourages internal and international mobility, offering staff at all stages of their career the opportunity to explore new functional and geographic opportunities.