TRAINEE: Structured Finance

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are currently recruiting a Trainee to join our Mining, Metals & Industries (MMI) team in Hong Kong on a full-time fixed term basis for 12 months. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team to obtain hands-on experience within a fast-paced, results focused, global organization that values diversity. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting the origination, structuring and execution of a broad range of structured finance and advisory transactions in the Asian markets and for our Asian clients' projects globally.

The team has an active deal flow and the successful candidate will be working in a leading global franchise on the execution of financings and debt advisories for our Asian clients. Your main missions will be the following:

Transaction support to the relevant deal team leader on arranging and debt advisory mandates, including:

• Financial modeling and analysis of financial projections
• Review of various documentation, including information memorandum and finance documents
• Review of various due diligence reports
• Assist in preparation of credit applications and other internal approval requests
• Research on companies, market and industry trends
• Client related support, including:
• • Prepare presentations and pitches for clientsa
  • General research
  • Respect and adhere to compliance practices and other internal requirements
  • Assist in reporting tools
  • Stay abreast of developments in the mining, metals and industries sectors as well as current transactions and opportunities in the market.

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Hold a Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting, Finance, Legal, Engineering or similar degree
• Good knowledge of accounting and finance and/or legal, e.g. proof of some professional exams or selective subjects inaccounting and finance and/or legal during university study would be an advantage
• Basic knowledge of credit and risk assessment
• Basic understanding of project finance is preferred but not a must
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Able to present findings concisely in writing
• Demonstrate the capacity to work in a team environment, on collective success
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and deliver assigned task under tight deadline
• Display responsibility and act ethically
• Display interests in the mining, metals and industries sectors, and energy transition
• Fluent English is mandatory. Other Asian language would be a plus.

Behavioral Skills

Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results

Responsibility - Accountability: I make decisions in my scope of responsibilities

Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple

Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs

Commitment - Care: I demonstrate consideration for others

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 Mining, Metals & Industries (MMI) team is supporting energy transition by providing long-term structured & project financing solutions to mining & metals companies to produce critical minerals and/or decarbonise their production value chain to produce green/low carbon metals. The team's involvement in energy transition has extended to industrial activities such as financing the battery value chain (from processed minerals to precursors, cathodes, anodes to battery cells for electric vehicles), and financing other industrial projects relating to energy transition, circular economy and decarbonisation initiatives around production of minerals.

Besides providing structured & project financing, the team is providing debt financial advisory to companies looking to raise large scale and complex funding for their projects in the mining, metals and industries sectors globally. This is a global activity operating out of London, Paris, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Hong Kong. The team holds client relationship management responsibilities, and is able to advise and/or arrange debt financing for its clients and their projects globally.

The Mining, Metals & Industries (MMI) team is part of a wider Natural Resources and Infrastructure business division that all contribute to financing of real economies and energy transition projects.