The opportunity
EY is looking for Interns to join our Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS) team in Geneva. QAS works with clients in Financial Services with regulatory/risk modelling challenges in areas such as Market, Counterparty and Credit risks. We are working closely with other financial services risk practitioners, IT advisory and Financial Accounting teams, bringing together the range of quantitative modelling and technical skillsets needed to support clients’ often highly specific and complex requirements.
Your key responsibilities
You will participate in engagement execution and delivery; take part to EY educational program to continuously develop skills; as well as developing and maintaining productive relationships with clients. In particular:
- Consulting engagements where you will support our clients (financial institutions ranging from leading global market players including commodity trading companies to more regional focused institutions) in financial risk management related challenges ranging from the review or development of firm wide quantitative models for measuring various risks like market risk, credit risk, operational and fraud related risks to the valuation of complex derivatives incl. applying advanced analytics from commodity traders or banking firms,
- Assist audit mandates where you will support our audit teams in the areas of the valuation of financial products and contracts / physical assets and validation of all kind of risk related models
- Developing your technical and social skills in particular through internal and external training opportunities incl. obtaining professional degrees like GARP FRM
What we look for
- You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
- You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
- You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.
Qualifications:
- You have recently graduated or are currently finishing a master’s degree in banking and finance with strong quantitative knowledge
- A strong interest in Risk Management, financial product valuation, data analysis, and the banking sector, ideally developed through internships in financial environments or risk management in an international context
- Some knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements (Basel III Final for example)
- You have some programming experience with languages such as (but not limited to) Python, SQL, R, C# or VBA
- You are curious about innovation (such as generative AI, AI/ML, robotics and blockchain) and applying new and classical quantitative techniques to solve risk management problems
- You speak excellent French and English, Italian or German is a plus
- You are open minded, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to demonstrate initiative and a flexible working style in a multinational team
What we offer
EY Switzerland offers you to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with around 3,000 employees from 64 different countries. You will collaborate with the best, learn from the best and continually grow, as we invest a significant portion of our annual turnover in the personal development and training of our employees.
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Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application with CV, cover letter, certificates, and transcript of grades.
For more information, please contact our recruitment team ([email protected] / +41 58 286 33 66).
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