Trainee Risk Division

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company based in Greater London seeks a Trainee in Credit Risk Management. This role involves assisting the credit risk team with reports and analyses supporting the company's risk governance. Candidates should possess strong organisational and analytical skills, be comfortable managing multiple deadlines, and have proficiency in Office applications. Experience with PowerBI and a basic understanding of banking risk management is advantageous. The position encourages a proactive approach and offers significant exposure to senior management.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Confidence in building relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in risk management in a banking environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist the credit risk team in maintaining a portfolio view of credit risks.
• Produce regular management reports and ad hoc analyses for credit risk.
• Work on the improvement of SGLB-specific credit risk reports.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder relationship building

Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Responsibilities

The Risk Management (RISQ) Division in the UK operates independently from the Business Lines. RISQ Division's mission is to contribute to the development of the SG Group's activity by facilitating the objectives of the Business Lines while maintaining independent oversight through risk evaluation and monitoring. The trainee role will have a direct reporting line to the Head of Credit Risk for SGLB.

The role is to assist the credit risk team of SGLB in maintaining and enhancing a portfolio view of the credit risks generated by SGLB’s activities. This entails producing regular management reports including key credit risk metrics and dealflow tracking, to be used by the SGLB Risk Management Committee, SGLB RISQ management or SGLB Executive Management. Regular management reports will be supplemented by ad hoc analyses as required, covering specific parts of the portfolio (Business Lines, Sectors etc.) or as part of stress testing.

Profile required

• Take responsibility for production of timely and accurate reporting used for the management and monitoring of credit risk in SGLB
• Work on the improvement of SGLB-specific credit risk reports (systems, templates and methodologies)
• Working under the supervision of the SGLB Head of Credit risk to develop additional reports as required (stress tests, forward-looking analyses, ad hoc reviews)
• Liaise as required with other RISQ/UK staff members and other SGLB teams to deliver on objectives
• Support the credit risk team in the enhancement/automation of the different reports and tools
• Assist the credit risk team in the preparation of presentations dedicated to credit risk topics
• After a period of training, the candidate will be expected to reach a level of autonomy that enables independent and accurate production of the various reports within scope of the SGLB credit risk team.
• Responsibility and commitment to perform tasks to a high standard
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines in parallel
• Strong analytical skills and rigorous attention to detail
• Confidence in building relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is essential
• Broad understanding of risk management in a banking environment would be beneficial
• Experience of using PowerBI would be beneficial in this role
• French language skills would be an advantage

Why join us

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

Business insight

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.