The Energy + Group ("EPG") at Societe Generale has had a long-standing presence in energy project finance, and a market-leader position in advising and lending to multi-billion dollar projects in the Americas region. The team is based in two locations, New York and Houston. We also have teams globally in the Europe, Asia, and Australia. In providing our advice and funding, we collaborate with specialists across the range of energy subsectors in which project finance and acquisition finance are utilized, including power and renewables; energy transition technologies; select offshore upstream; midstream, including oil and gas pipelines/processing, storage, LNG; petrochemicals, refining, and fertilizers. In addition to our debt advisory and lending business, we can support clients with a full spectrum of capital solutions through the wider Global Banking and Investor Services division that entails M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Equity Private Placements, Debt Capital Markets, Project Bonds, and interest rate hedging.

The EPG Analyst position is for the New York Office of the EPG Group.

During your VIE mission you will be in charge of these responsibilities :

• Support senior bankers who manage client relationships, source, originate, develop, and often execute Project Finance Debt Advisory, Acquisition Finance, and Equity Private Placement Advisory across the entire Energy chain (renewables, new energy transition technologies, oil & gas, from select upstream to downstream, petrochemicals and power)
• Assist in financial and cash flow modelling for financing and/or advisory mandates
• Assist in the on-boarding of new clients and ongoing monitoring and management of the existing portfolio, including maintenance of internal credit ratings and LGD, Know Your Customer, etc.
• Review due diligence and financing documents and assist in the preparation of credit analysis and credit applications on financing transactions
• Perform market research (industry, company, etc.)
• Assist in developing and preparing marketing pitches
• General support, as required, within Energy Project Finance, including contribution to effective teamwork within the global team and with other groups in the bank
  
  • Comply with all Internal Policies, including Code of Conduct, and risk and regulatory obligations, where relevant

Your profile

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Finance/Economics/ Accounting/Engineering.
• The candidate ideally will have previous experience in the Energy Sector / Natural Resources sector (especially Project/Structured Finance) and/or credit analysis and financial/cash flow modelling skills
• Excellent writing communication and presentation skills
• Proficient/Good command of MS Office, especially Excel
• Fluent in English
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently under pressure
• Innovative, Self-starting, Resilient
• Ability to work in a team structure
• Ability to work in close co-operation with other business lines

All our positions are open to people with disabilities

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in New York is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 months.
The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact there that your VIE mission could potentially get postponed, depending on the evolution of the health crisis and subjects to the decision made by the Crisis and Support Centre of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE). In addition, the selected candidate will only be paid upon confirmation from Business France and arrival in the country of assignment.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.