Trainee - Assistant Sales Trader

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

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Trainee in the ETF Market Making team. You will support Sales Traders, engage in KYC processes, and automate tasks using Python. This role offers insights into the European ETF ecosystem and the chance to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a Finance-related subject.
• Good knowledge of Python and VBA highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support ETF Sales Trading team with KYC and onboarding tasks.
• Automate processes using applications such as Python.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and create market analyses.

Skills

Finance

Python

VBA

MS Office

English

Education

Degree in Finance

Job description

Responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic Trainee to join our Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Market Making team. As a team member in one of the most prominent ETF Market Making desks in Europe you will have the opportunity to gain a deep insight into the fast-growing European ETF Ecosystem and participate on many challenging topics and projects.

You will primarily support the ETF Sales Trading team and assist Sales Traders in their daily tasks, such as:

• Supporting with KYC related topics
• Helping to onboard new ETF Issuers
• Sending inventory and flow reports to ETF Issuers
• Various ad hoc pre and post trading tasks
• Automating processes using applications such as Python
• Performing ad-hoc analysis in line with developing market situations
• Creating market analyses
• Management of organisational tasks

Profile required

• The ideal candidate will hold a degree or equivalent in a Finance-related subject
• Good basic knowledge of Finance, specifically around financial and derivatives products
• Good knowledge of Python and VBA highly advantageous
• Excellent command of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Quality and results oriented
• Ability to plan and organise own workload
• Excellent collaborator and team player
• Excellent level of written and verbal English

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.