Trainee Business Manager and PMO - Others - London, United Kingdom

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Responsibilities
Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, we support 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries

Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas.

The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

About the team:

The Prime Services business provide global execution, clearing and financing solutions to a wide range of customers across multiple regions and asset classes.

The GBTO teams provide the operational and IT support services to the global business covering activities such as client lifecycle management, global execution services, trade settlement and clearing, reconciliations, collateral management, payments, risk management and fees. Main processing hubs are in London, Chicago, Bangalore and Chennai, and a smaller presence in Paris and Asia.

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role:

The primary objectives of the role are:

- To assist the Chief of Staff of GBTO Prime Services & Clearing (GBTO/EQD/PSC) with the financial steering of the 4 clusters within this group, by improving and running the budget control framework.

- PMO for the PSC Transformation programme.

In addition, there may be opportunities to assist the Chief of Staff with some of his other responsibilities such as:

- Process performance & optimization.

- Cluster events & communication.

Responsibilities:

• Manage financial reporting and monthly monitoring at global, regional and cluster levels.

• Monthly monitoring of the workforce and non-workforce budgets of the clusters, in collaboration with the global EQD Chief of Staff, the regional COO teams, and the Finance teams.

• Creation and communication of the monthly financial monitoring reports.

• Build the annual budget.

• PMO for the PSC Transformation programme.

• Monitoring of time-tracking.

• Assist with process improvements activities.

• Arrange events, produce communications for the cluster.
Profile required
• Role requires someone able to work autonomously, but with very close alignment with the UK COO team.

• Graduate with a minimum 2:1

• Excellent knowledge of Excel. Good working knowledge of the MS Office suite of applications.

• The ability to assimilate knowledge quickly, an inquiring mind and an eye for detail, a sense of responsibility coupled with a sense of urgency.

• Good communication skills, teamwork, initiative, and analytical skills.

• Knowledge of a BI package or collaboration tools is a plus (e.g., Power BI, TEAMS).
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.