Student Assistant for Group Credit

Copenhagen, Denmark

About the job

Do you thrive in an international environment where credit analysis is the focal point of your work? If this attracts your attention, please keep reading as Group Credit may be just the place for you.

Saxo Bank's credit-related clients are represented in many different countries, making the challenges unique compared to other Danish banks. These financial counterparties are typically banks and brokers, but also in some cases business enterprises.

The Group Credit Department consists of six employees (including two students) and its overall purpose is to monitor and manage Saxo Bank's credit risk at group level. This includes credit risk in connection with individual clients' activities in Saxo Bank as well as credit risk in connection with Saxo Bank's own investments.

Group Credit manages all credit exposures within the Saxo Group by credit assessing clients including approving credit applications and renewing existing credit exposures. Furthermore, Group Credit plays a key role in ensuring that credit risk is managed within issued appetite levels and specific limits. In addition, the department is central in defining the group credit policy and related principles and guidelines.

The credit function is in a very positive development phase of importance for the bank. The credit function is in a very positive development phase of importance for the bank. Our two current students have been a part of this journey for more than two years, but they will finalize their master’s theses this winter and we are therefore hiring their replacements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the ongoing credit renewal process of clients and financial counterparts, including:
  • Preparing credit applications for analysis by senior members of the team
  • End-to-end responsibility for own credit applications.
• Act as a backup on dunning process (follow up on weak customers)
• Solve ad hoc analytical credit related reporting tasks
• Handle other ad hoc issues
• Participate in projects

Your profile

As a person you have strong analytic skills and thrive on analysing companies and preferably financial institutions. You do not have to be an expert when it comes to analysing said foreign customers. With the job will follow a comprehensive training within the group credit department.

You can act independently in a dynamic organization, and you appreciate an informal, open-minded and positive work environment.

Further we are looking for a person with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor student (-Merc, -Polit, -Mat), preferably on your 2nd year
• Structured and strong analytical approach to your tasks at hand
• Hold IT skills (Word and Excel)
• Ideally: can credit analyse on the basis of Financial Statements (finance and accounting skills)
• Ideally: holds insight into financial instruments and related trading activities
• You have a good overview of the duties and able to prioritize
• Persistent in finding solutions.
• Professional level of Danish language skills

We get curious people invested in the world

When you work at Saxo, you become a Saxonian and part of a purpose-driven organisation, where good ideas are always taken seriously, and where you can make a true impact. We are invested in your development, and you can expect a robust career from day one when you join Saxo – no matter which role you take on.

You will join 2,500 other ambitious colleagues across 15 countries and become part of an international organisation. Working in Saxo, you will get to meet colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds, and you should know that we value diversity and inclusion and see it as a genuine source of strength to drive growth, foster innovation and position us for long-term success.

We encourage an open feedback culture and supportive team environments enabling employees to grow and fulfil their career aspirations.

When you bring passion, curiosity, drive and team spirit, your learning journey will be dynamic and your career opportunities in Saxo will be immense.

At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!

How to apply :

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