Trainee - Maritime Industries

Job Description:

Reference 26000BW2

Responsibilities

Undertake research on new clients, projects or updates for client meetings and prepare internal weekly reports on funding costs, market reports, etc.

Help produce and present marketing material in meetings and pitches with strategic clients and external stakeholders of the team

Running profitability and regulatory capital models for new transactions

Helping produce credit applications for new transactions (in particular sections on loan-to-value, company summaries, etc.)

Know your customer checks (KYC) for new transactions and periodic reviews

Review documentation during execution of new deals and ensure drafting meets required standards, conditions and internal policies

Assist in closing processes, including checking condition precedent, working with closing team and hand-over to middle office

Help draft information memorandums for arranging roles or engagement letters with external parties

Build and/or review/audit financial models for transaction or client assessment

Maintain portfolio database with individual transaction details

Provide team related information and reporting to internal stakeholders

Work with internal stakeholders on portfolio monitoring and analysis

Required

Profile required

* Degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience), ideally with exposure to corporate or structured finance, strategic advisory, commercial shipping, the energy sector, and/or related ESG activities
* Proactive, positive, and accountable self-starter who can work independently and contribute strongly within a team
* Able to adapt to market trends, manage multiple priorities, and perform well under pressure and to tight deadline
* Strong communication skills with a clear, concise style for both internal and client-facing interactions
* Client-oriented mindset with the ability to support and maintain trusted relationships
* Excellent written and spoken English (additional languages advantageous)
* Experience supporting transaction assessments, structuring, and documentation (e.g. term sheets, presentations, memos, loan documents)
* Strong financial modelling and corporate analysis skills; familiarity with Bloomberg and advanced Excel a plus
* Good understanding of the shipping industry, including key sectors, clients, investors, and banks

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