eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Société Générale - UK

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  Not Displayed

• Position Type

  Internship

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  31 Dec 2008

• eFC Ref no

  476390

SG's Structuring desk is looking for a 6 to 11 months intern with strong IT & quantitative skills. The candidate will be assisting structurers in the automation of various workflows, essential for pricing and optimization.

Summary

• SG’s Structuring desk is looking for a 6 to 11 months intern with strong IT & quantitative skills.
• The candidate will be assisting structurers in the automation of various workflows, essential for pricing and optimization.

Main responsibilities

• Performing a detailed analysis of the risks for the client in the context of Structured Finance
• Designing/Pricing customized hedging
• Helping preparing client pitches strategies for the different types of financing structures
• Liaising with the trading desk and the legal department
• Optimizing the booking structure; take care about specific MO/BO process, and accounting constraints

Degree of autonomy
Level of authority

• The candidate is expected to quickly acquire a strong knowledge of the models and processes to be able to work independently

Internal & external contacts

• Structurers / Traders (daily)
• Rating agencies (occasionally)

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education

• Top engineering school / tech university
• Computer / quantitative background

Languages

• Fluent in English
• Second language a plus

Technical skills

• Analytical and Technical skills, proficiency in pricing systems
• Good understanding of main valuation models, main risk factors, and main orders of magnitude in risks

Location: London
Duration: 11 months
 

• If you experience difficulties in applying for this position, please email your application to: lon-humn-grad-jobs@sgcib.com. Please note that whilst we endeavour to reply to all applicants, due to the high volume of applications received to this address, only successful individuals will be contacted.
   
• Please include the position title in the subject line of your covering email.