Business Support Intern, Financial Institutions (6mths)

Department Overview: 
The Financial Institutions (FI) team is a global sector team covering ING’s relationships with all financial institutions including banks and non-bank financial institutions. In the UK, the team comprises of relationship managers; lending professionals focused on asset managers and insurance companies.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role: 

The FI sector team offers a position for someone who enjoys working in an international environment. The FI sector team is one of the global specialist sector coverage teams at the heart of ING Wholesale Banking. We provide banking services and complex financing solutions to financial institution companies globally. As a Business Support Intern, you will work closely with commercial front office colleagues and operations team and relevant stakeholders.

Your role and work environment:

• You work closely with your commercial front office colleagues performing various client, transaction and regulatory related tasks

• You act as liaison between front office and KYC operations with respect to regulatory projects, internal policies and compliance on an ongoing basis

Your key responsibilities:

• Supporting front office staff in activities by managing data input and maintenance, portfolio reporting and covenant/collateral management

• Drive regulatory related portfolio reporting on a recurring basis as well as managing ad hoc reporting requests

• Drive the KYC process by liaising with the CDD analysts, gathering CDD evidence and tracking CDD deadlines

Required experience:

• Essential: 2:1 or above, Bachelor’s degree

• Desirable: 6 month of work experience in the financial industry

Required skills and behaviour:

• A proactive ‘take it on and make it happen’ mentality

• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and take ownership

• Organised with high attention to detail

• Positive attitude towards change and ability to adjust to dynamic business environment

• Collaborative focus, team player

• Strong communication skills

• Right to work in the UK

• Fluent in English, both verbally and written

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education 

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 2:1 and higher

• Desirable: Master’s degree

Experience/Knowledge

• Essential: Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and word processing applications

• Desirable: ACAMS/ICA certification in KYC/AML

Personal Competencies

• Essential: Self-motivated team-player and confident with a high degree of initiative

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