Finance/Accounting Department Trainee
Responsibilities
POSITION OBJECTIVE
- Control of accounting entries and regulatory ratios
- Preparation of daily / monthly reports
- Local supplementary statements
- Cost control
This role will support for both SG Securities Korea and SG Seoul Branch
PRINCIPAL RESPONSABILITIES
Daily Obligation
- Accounting result check
- Review and reconciliation of financial accounts with transaction
- Bank reconciliation
- Daily reporting & Regulatory ratio monitoring
Monthly /Quarterly Obligation
- End of month processes
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Preparation of regulatory reports for Bank of Korea
- Process of incoming / outgoing transfer pricing accruals and settlements
- Support for quarterly review report by accounting firm
- Ad-hoc requests from internal/external clients
- Analysis of cost data and control AP team in BGL
Profile required
Main competencies (technical or behavioral) necessary:
- Recent graduate or last semester ending in August 2026 in 4-year university with less then 1 year of experience who can join in July 2026 and work full‑time for a one‑year period
- Good command of written & spoken in English & Korean.
- Sound functional knowledge of the financial products within Finance/Accounting division
- Educational or professional accounting background preferred but not mandatory
- Strong analytical mindset. Adaptive and fast to absorb domain knowledge.
- Highly motivated and team oriented.
- Strong PC skills, in particular Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word.
Behavioral Skills
- Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
Business insight
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/
Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.
Department Description
The Finance Service Unit (DFIN) coordinates the Finance Line and ensures the Group’s financial production, steering and management via a number of complementary missions: Support Business Units, Service Units and General Management in terms of financial and strategic steering. To this end, DFIN strives to provide a coherent global vision of performance indicators and financial information; Ensure the monitoring and steering of the P&L, profitability and scarce resources performance (capital, liquidity, balance sheet) in keeping with the strategic objectives and in compliance with regulatory obligations; Ensure liquidity management, notably via the implementation of financing plans and resilience plans, in accordance with the objectives set by the Group and in keeping with its risk appetite; Maintain financial crisis management plans suited to the Group’s configuration; Ensure the regulatory watch regarding topics pertaining to scarce resources, accounting and finance, participate in institutional relations / interest representation initiatives with its main peers and with the banking federations; Ensure an enterprise architect role on all of the Group financial departments’ activities.