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The Trainee role is a full time 12-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.

The successful candidate will primarily support the origination and execution activities across a broad range of structured finance transactions (project finance and asset finance) in the Asia Pacific market. The candidate will work across sector teams within Financing and Advisory, with a focus on project financing transactions in energy and telecom/media/tech sectors. Based in Singapore, the candidate will need to work closely with the Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo and Mumbai teams as required, as well as regional teams in South-East Asia. The candidate will also work with other areas of the bank such as client coverage, distribution and loan syndication, sustainable finance, debt capital markets, credit risk management and market risk management.

This is a Trainee position within the Financing and Advisory junior talent pool. The successful candidate will report to the Singapore-based manager of the junior talent pool and work closely with the junior talent pool staffers on work assignment. As part of the junior talent pool, the candidate will be expected to demonstrate ability to work and develop relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including senior front officers, as well as participate in a junior training program and share knowledge within the junior talent pool.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the identification and origination of potential new business opportunities and assist with the preparation of marketing materials;
• Build financial models including scenarios, sensitivity analysis and asset value parameters;
• Review of transactional documentation, including deal information memorandum and finance documents;
• Provide day to day transaction support in all aspects of the deal process, including the preparation of credit applications, a detailed due diligence and assessment of risks, and assistance with the use of pricing and profitability internal models
• Manage other internal processes relating to advisory and financing transactions e.g. updating databases, briefing and meeting notes, completing internal system-based processes, etc…
• Complying with all relevant process and internal guidelines in relation to the execution of advisory & financing transactions

Academic Background and Certifications, Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline preferred.
• Prior experience in structured or corporate finance in a financial institution desirable.
• Demonstrated ability in project finance modelling preferred. Shortlisted candidates will have to sit for a project finance modelling assessment run by the junior talent pool staffers.

Operational Skills

• Ability to perform financial projections and credit analysis
• Capacity to review and synthetize various documentation, including information memorandum and finance documents
• Curiosity to keeps abreast of evolving industry trends and market updates in energy and telecom/media/tech sectors in the Asia Pacific region
• Excellence in analytical skills and description of complex financial models and scenarios
• Ability to cope with highly competitive environment with workload pressure and tight deadlines
• Impeccable compliance with rules and strong business ethics

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

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 Financing and Advisory Group sits within the Global Banking & Advisory business line and covers 6 industry sectors. Our industry sector teams are international teams with offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. We offer a full range of finance (in particular, project finance and asset finance) and advisory services with a strong focus on delivering the best banking products for each industry sector. We provide services to a diverse group of clients including local and international corporates, the public sector, developers and investors.
We are currently recruiting a Trainee to join our Financing and Advisory Group in Singapore. This is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience within a fast-paced, results focused, global organisation that values diversity and that has strong growth ambitions for the Asia Pacific business.