TRAINEE: Asset and Liability Management (ALM) Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES

Projects

• Identify eligible processes for automation to streamline metric monitoring and reporting processes and prepare business case to project manager for prioritisation.
• Implement dashboards to be used for ALCOs, via tools such as PowerBI for the data analytics and visualisation of ALM metrics (liquidity, IRRBB, RWA and balance sheet).
• Contribute to Asia IRRBB project to overhaul the feeding and reporting chain, by explaining and coordinating business requirements to project manager.

Analysis

Conduct detailed trend and variation analysis on ALM metrics (funding gaps, stressed liquidity gaps and IRRBB NPV sensitivity) of all Asian entities. Work with relevant business owner to understand the consumption and link with the business drivers. 
Review, analyze and explain the Asia’s RWA exposures and variations across business lines, entities and prepare RWA trajectory for steering and financial budgeting process

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Hold a relevant Bachelors or Masters degree in Quantitative Finance, Finance or similar (with relevant academic exposure to Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance)
• Experience with business analytics/ data visualisation tools such as PowerBI
• Collaborative team player, commitment to common goals of the team
• Ability to prioritise multiple deliverables 
• Strong communication skills
• Display responsibility and act ethically
• Fluent English is mandatory

This is a fixed term 12 month Trainee contract with Societe Generale. You will form part of the team on a full time basis. In order to apply for the Trainee position please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of the Trainee contract.

BUSINESS INSIGHT

Company Description

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Founded in 1864, we have been playing a vital role in the economy for over 150 years. With more than 133,000 employees based in 61 countries worldwide, we accompany 32 million clients throughout the world on a daily basis. Based on a diversified universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth.

ASIA-PACIFIC (ASIA), as one of the Business Units of Societe Generale, operates in 12 locations across the Asia Pacific region, employing over 2,500 employees with the regional headquarter located in Hong Kong. Our activities here are centered on Societe Generale's Global Banking & Investor Solutions pole (GBIS), a major growth engine for the Group and a key pillar of Societe Generale's universal banking model. Our expertise in Asia Pacific ranges from Corporate & Investment Banking (Advisory, Financing and Global Markets) to Asset Management, Global Transaction Banking and specialised financial services like Equipment & Vendor Finance and Vehicle Leasing & Fleet Management. In addition, Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SGGSC) in Bangalore and Chennai offers customised business solutions to the Societe Generale Group globally including ASIA.

Department Description

The Asia ALM team in the Finance department, is a team of experts based in Hong Kong, responsible for monitoring and analyzing Asia’s balance sheet, risk-weighted assets (RWA), capital and structural risks (liquidity and IR & FX). We lead various studies to drive vital management’s decision-making and steering of these metrics.

The team has a regional capacity, overseeing more than 10 legal entities across Asia Pacific and works closely with Local entity and CFOs, Asia Treasury, Risk department, business lines and our Head Office to support the effective management of all ALM topics in each location and ensure an alignment of practices across the region.