Trainee - Fund Financing Solutions

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a candidate for their Fund Finance Solutions team. The role focuses on supporting the origination and structuring of financing solutions, particularly capital call facilities for private equity and private debt funds. The ideal candidate will have a finance-related degree and strong analytical skills, with a background in structured finance or investment banking being advantageous. Join a collaborative environment that values innovation and community.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in structured finance, corporate finance, or investment banking advantageous.
• Fluency in EU languages (French, Spanish) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support origination and structuring of FFS perimeter.
• Production of reports on FFS financing portfolio.
• Assist with due diligence streams for new transactions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Quantitative Skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Finance

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Responsibilities

Description of the Business Line or Department

Within the Advisory Structuring and Financing department, the Fund Finance Solutions (FFS) team offers a wide range of bespoke financing solutions for key sponsors, hedge fund, private equity funds, insurers, for the whole life cycle of funds. The team has capabilities to act as an agent and financier in large multi-bank financings. Leveraging its strong distribution expertise, the team can make substantial commitments to its clients while maintaining a robust risk management. FFS works closely with other departments (in particular Credit Portfolio Management).

In particular, the team is responsible for the origination of transactions such as capital call financing, asset-backed lending facilities, NAV facilities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and collateralised loan obligation securitisation transactions.

Furthermore, the team is aligned with the asset light model strategy of the bank, playing an important role for distributing of the assets of the bank, and having developed strong OTD/DTO model with strong balance sheet strategy to ensure the rotation of the assets.

Summary of the key purposes of the role

• Supporting origination and structuring of the FFS perimeter, with a strong focus on capital call facilities for private equity and private debt funds
• Monitoring existing transactions (including annual reviews, amendment and waiver requests, internal rating reviews, etc.)
• Supporting commercial initiatives
• Familiarising with all FFS products, in particular capital call facilities and asset-backed lending facilities

Summary of responsibilities

• Production of various reports on the FFS financing portfolio
• Assisting with the preparation of indicative term sheets and client pitches for FFS products
• Assisting with the production of credit applications
• Modelling transactions using internal tools
• Assisting with KYC process, rating renewals and various other tasks
• Assisting with due diligence streams in relation to new potential transactions
• Working on various transversal topics, including ESG initiatives
• Various ad hoc tasks as required

Profile required

Competencies

• The ideal candidate will hold a degree or equivalent in a Finance-related subject
• Previous experience (internship etc.) in structured finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity or similar highly advantageous
• Some background in credit / corporate legal environment advantageous
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to interpret and summarise key messages coherently
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent level of written and spoken English essential
• Fluency in EU languages (French, Spanish etc.) advantageous

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.