Intern - GSCS Europe

Job description

Company Description

Natixis is the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 35 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne. With more than 16,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into three main business lines: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions & Insurance, and Specialized Financial Services. A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of Groupe BPCE's banking networks.

Job Description

Overall purpose of the role:

Participate to the execution of structured finance and structured credit transactions as a structurer for GSCS Europe in accordance with GSCS Europe strategy and business plan

Main responsibilities and duties of the role (indicate if any are shared, if so with which other position):

Reporting and Communication
 Report to management on the progress of the business and specific issues.

Control
 Ensure clients are suitably classified (under FSA rules) and are dealt with appropriately
 Ensure clients are cleared by Credit, Legal, Compliance and Operations before entering into transactions.
 Ensure complex products are adequately reviewed by relevant control functions (Risk, Compliance…) and that new products are approved by the NPC before being offered to clients.
 Ensure that, before entering into any transaction, an appropriate credit approval and documentation is in place.

Risk
 Adhere to and understand risks for the bank and the client, resulting from successful conclusion of transactions.
 Report any suspected operational risk incident to line manager

Legal & Regulatory Responsibilities
 Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements as issued from time to time, including, but not limited to, the London Compliance manual, Compliance policies and procedures; Security policies & procedures; Financial Security requirements, including but not limited to the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
 Maintain and develop product knowledge. Complete all mandatory training as required to maintain competence.

Key Internal Contacts
 Risk Department
 Legal Department
 Support Operations
 Relationship Managers and other overseas Natixis offices
 Natixis Syndicate and Debt Platform Origination teams
 Natixis Sales and trading teams
 Natixis Research teams

Systems Used
 External Systems include Bloomberg, Internet

General responsibilities
 Demonstrate the highest level of professional ethics and integrity
 Strive for excellence: Demonstrate high standards for yourself; taking responsibility for achieving your own goals and those of the company.
 Facilitate change: Encourage & involve other team members

Key skills, experience and personal attributes required (include problem solving aspects): Key skills/ Experience

- Quantitative skills
- Good understanding of financial markets
- Elementary knowledge in securitisation
- Good knowledge of Excel

Personal attributes
- Entrepreneurial
- Analyse issues
- Initiative taker
- Capacity to adapt
- Able to build relationships
- Team Orientated
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Able to remain calm under pressure

Date de publication:01/05/2018