Societe Generale
HR Graduate Trainee
Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
People and culture
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Entry Level · A role for someone with underlying potential, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically no direct experience is required.
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Why Societe Generale
Societe Generale, one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 150 years, supports 30 million clients every day with 133,000 staff in 61 countries. Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our activities 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. Societe Generale has been present in Australia since 1981. Located in Sydney, we currently provide financing and advisory, as well as global markets solutions. Leveraging the strength of our client coverage and leadership in structured finance including energy, metals & mining, infrastructure finance, together with product and service offerings such as debt capital markets, asset-backed products and commercial real estate finance, Societe Generale supports our Australian wholesale clients in their financing and advisory needs and our global clients who wish to access the Australian market with global banking services. Societe Generale also provides global markets solutions by offering futures execution and clearing, equity derivatives sales and structured product distribution.
About the role
Responsibilities
Major Accountabilities/Principal Responsibilities: The HR team in Australia is responsible for the full spectrum of HR activities onshore and for the deployment of all global, regional and local initiatives, working in close partnership with the offshore and regional HR teams.
The successful candidate will contribute to the following activities:
- Workforce Administration: support the employee life cycle including onboarding, employee due diligence (background screening), mobility management, immigration, relocation services, offboarding, leave management, etc.
- Data Quality, Analytics and Reporting: monitor the accuracy of data captured in the HR information system, monitor the delivery of the offshore HR teams, produce reports and data to assist with decision making and for internal committee usage, prepare for and support audit and compliance tasks, completion of 1st level operational risk controls
- HR Campaigns: provide administration support in the full spectrum of campaigns throughout the year including objective setting and appraisal, training, employee barometer, benefits, etc.
- Vendor and invoice management: monitor vendor contract status, complete compliance and onboarding due diligence for new vendors, ensure that invoices are received and processed in a timely manner
- Ad hoc support as required on other HR team tasks
Profile required
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required
- Tertiary qualification with specialization in HR, psychology, business or related discipline or equivalent professional experience
- Highly proficient user of PowerPoint and Excel, with an interest in reporting, analytics and the compelling presentation of data
Behavioral Competency Required:
- Keen interest in the HR function
- Meticulous with a strong attention to detail
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality
- Reliable and enthusiastic team player with an ability to work independently, sometimes under pressure
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships with individuals from a broad variety of personal and professional backgrounds
- Mature with a strong sense of confidentiality in the handling of sensitive information
What you'll be responsible for
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HR Query Handling
Promptly respond to HR queries and support compliance with HR policies
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Recruitment Coordination
Coordinate meetings and events and align parties throughout the recruitment lifecycle
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables
Meet the team
