TRAINEE: Internal Audit – Business Auditor

• Identify and evaluate risks on audited activities
• Execute and document the assigned work within budgeted time and quality
• Draft of preliminary audit points to raise audit findings
• Follow-up of the implementation of audit recommendations
• Prepare risk assessment & work programs
• Improve audit tools
• Assist with team administrative tasks or other change initiatives

Candidates with outstanding performance will be considered for early conversion to permanent roles.

What We Offer

Your life doesn’t revolve around your job. So, find the job that revolves around your life.

The Trainee role is a full time 24-month contract with Societe Generale where you will have access to a diverse range of training materials to help you succeed, covering various aspects of businesses, including but not limited to technical skills, leadership development, communication skills, client service and relationship management. To be eligible, please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of Trainee contract.

• Hold a relevant bachelor's or master's degree in finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or similar 
• Previous working experience in Finance/Audit/Compliance/Risk/IT/Data field preferable
• Appetite to learn new things and develop audit skills
• Good analytical skills and at ease with data
• Good attention to detail
• Self-motivated and driven to complete own task and teamwork to a standard of quality
• Taking accountability for his/her action
• Agile and able to multi-task
• Generating creative and practical ideas at work (e.g. Think out of the box)
• Positive attitude and able to work with all levels of staff
• Experience with Microsoft office: Working knowledge of Excel VBA and SQL. Practical experience of data programming, data analytics or data research desirable
• Good communication, presentation and report writing skills
• Fluent spoken and written English is mandatory, good spoken Mandarin / French preferable 

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/

Hybrid Work Environment:

Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols.  Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.

Department Description:

The Inspection General and Internal Audit Division (IGAD) is Societe Generale Group 3rd line of Defense under the authority of the Head of Inspection and Audit, who reports directly to the Group's Chief Executive Officer. Audit is organized in geographical and functional zones, while General Inspection on top of audit work covers more particularly major risks for the Group, transversal topics and strategic issues.

The main role of IGAD is to review operational entities in an objective, thorough and risk-based manner to assess the compliance of the Group’s operations, the level of risk actually incurred, the enforcement of procedures and the effectiveness and relevance of the corresponding permanent control set up. IGAD issues recommendations in order to better manage risks and to increase the efficiency of the Group’s activity.

The position is within the Central Functions (CEN) Audit Team based in Hong Kong.