Finance and Project Management Trainee

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Société Générale Full time

**Responsibilities**:
**Description of the Business Line or Department**

The IT infrastructures department, RESG/GTS (Global Technology Services), is at the centre of the transformation of Société Générale’s operating model. Thanks to RESG/GTS, the Group boasts one of the biggest shared service centres for IT infrastructures in the financial sector.

The position will be part of the GTS Finance team and Project Management which sits within the GTS IT Risk & Oversight Team. GTS Finance oversees the review of costs, forecast preparation, providing guidance to GTS management, liaising with the DFIN teams in Paris and London, and GBSU London. There will also be extensive liaison and Project management focus with our PMO team on CTB projects.

**Summary of the key purposes of the role**

The trainee will cover 3 activities for the GTS department:

- Month end analysis: Review of month on month cost movement
- Local Management reporting: Preparation of GTS EXCO packs, preparation of quarterly forecasts, ad-hoc queries
- Paris Management reporting: assist in preparation of annual budget, ad-hoc queries

**Summary of responsibilities**

Month End Analysis:

- Ensure accurate cost accounting, including accruals and corrections, by monitoring the monthly CRM process
- Liaise with DFIN London and Bangalore to obtain latest month end costs
- Review month on month movement, obtaining explanations for significant variances for GTS EXCO packs
- Prepare month end journals, liaising with local DFIN for posting to general ledger

Local Management Reporting:

- Liaise with COO team members to collaborate the completion of the various slides in the GTS EXCO packs
- Prepare and present GTS EXCO packs to senior management accountant for review/updates/amendments before presenting to GTS EXCO
- Present internal packs to GTS EXCO providing an in-depth analysis of performance against forecast
- Calculate and prepare the quarterly forecast exercise, liaising with internal managers on future anticipated spend
- Present quarterly forecast presentation to senior management accountant for review/updates/amendments before presenting to CTO & COO
- Present quarterly forecast presentation to CTO & COO
- Review of external vendor spend, informing local management of any variance to forecast and budget
- Assist local management with any ad-hoc finance queries

Paris Management Reporting:

- Prepare the present to senior management accountant the DFIN Paris flash report
- Calculate and prepare the annual budget exercise, liaising with internal managers on future anticipated spend
- Present annual budget presentation to senior management accountant for review/updates/amendments before presenting to CTO & COO
- Present annual budget presentation to CTO & COO

TimeTracking administration:

- Provide Pyramid support to users when required.
- Prepare monthly TimeTracking statistics for the department.
- Prepare monthly TimeTraking updates for the ExCo.

Project management:

- Administer the Project Management Office SharePoint.
- Be a presenter for the bi-weekly Project Review Committee and monthly Project updates meetings.

**Profile required**:
**Competencies**
- Good level in English (liaise with English speaking senior managers)
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills
- High degree of Numeracy
- High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint & Word
- Attention to detail
- Ability to communicate complex financial information to managers with a non-financial background
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work under pressure
- Great communication skills
- Team player
- Problem solver
- Ability to work in an international environment
- Highly motivated
- Focused on delivering results
- Confident to work with senior management

**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**:

- We are an
- **equal opportunities employer** and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and- Reference:

- **230005NT**
- Entity:

- **SG CIB**
- Starting date:

- **2023/05/01**
- Publication date:

- **2023/02/27

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