FICC Sales & Trading Intern (6 months / 1 year)

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bank of Nova Scotia (Singapore) is seeking an internship-like candidate to support FICC sales and trading activities. The role involves pricing, risk management, and developing customer order flow alongside senior traders.

You will assist in onboarding, KYC, and credit reviews for clients, while coordinating marketing materials and client meetings across APAC, including Singapore and Tokyo. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Economics or Computing.
• Fresh graduates welcome to apply.
• Year 3/4 undergraduate status preferred.

Responsibilities

• Price and manage risk with internal sales to develop customer order flow.
• Support deals in investments and execution of trades; assist senior trader with ideas.
• Foster client relationships across APAC (Singapore and Tokyo) and cross-sell across groups.
• Assist with KYC, onboarding and credit review for new clients; respond to queries.
• Prepare term sheets, pitch books, and reports; coordinate client meetings and research.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Pressure handling

Education

Undergraduate in Accountancy/Banking & Finance/Economics/Computing

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Job Descriptions

The role will support the overall success of the FICC sales and trading activities in Singapore while ensuring compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. Works within the sales and marketing strategy to secure new, profitable business as well as further develop existing client relationships in order to achieve sustainable revenue growth. Generates and maximizes trading profit and client revenues and understands the risk profile of transactions and puts processes in place to manage those risks.

Accountabilities include:

• Responsible for making prices and managing risk while working with internal sales staff to develop customer order flow.
• Supporting deals in investments and execution of trades. Assisting senior trader in generating trade ideas and maximizing trading profit, in addition to creating linkages between client base and the desk.
• Supporting APAC FICC sales force in Singapore and Tokyo. Fostering new and existing client relationships in addition to cross-selling existing relationships across other areas and product groups.
• Assisting APAC FICC sales to complete the KYC, onboarding, and credit review for new and existing clients. Handling customers' queries in a timely manner and production of market colors.
• Preparing term sheets and pitch books, monthly and weekly reports, in addition to creating linkages between our client base and the trading desk. Also helping coordinate research, conference calls, reverse marketing, road shows and meetings with clients (external and internal) in an organized and efficient manner.

Qualifications

• Preferably in Year 3/4, undergraduate with a degree/major in Accountancy, Business (Banking and Finance), Economics, Computing
• Fresh graduates welcome to apply.

Skillset and Qualities

• Ability to work closely with traders and salespersons in a fast paced and stressful environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; e.g. Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent oral/ written communication/ interpersonal skills (Essential to have good English writing skills)
• Able to multi-task and work under pressure
• Self-starter, and able to demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven thinking, with commercial awareness

Other Information

• - Familiarity with financial markets and related FICC products is a plus