An opportunity has arisen for an intern to work within SCUK’s Finance team, specifically the Securitisation team, the role will support the Securitisation Team during the period of May – September 2022.
At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework – to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.
What you’ll be doing
Assist in the preparation of documents for internal committees in relation to on-going Securitisation projects.
Prepare monthly payments to be made to investors and the calculation of accruals rates on debt instruments (SONIA rate).
Provide documentation for Credit Event Verifications, preparing all documentation and liaising with external auditors to ensure that the losses claimed on risk transfer transactions are accurate and can be verified against source systems.
Run risk model to predict expected and unexpected losses for each transactions in relation to the on-going monitoring of existing risk transfer securitisations and future SRT transactions.
Prepare templates for regulatory Capital Reporting. This includes preparing and providing inputs into monthly regulatory templates, quarterly and half yearly Corep templates and quarterly ESMA templates.
Rudimentary review of legal documents for accuracy of data related to SCUK
Evaluate trends within the auto market and benchmarking against SCUK securitisations with respect to default rates, hand back rates and VT rates of other UK issuers.
What we’re looking for
Studying Maths, Accounting, Physics or Economics or other numerate discipline
At least one A Level in Maths, Chemistry, Economics or Physics
High attention to detail and good communication skills.
Interested in the finance sector, specifically Banking & Consumer Finance
Ability to work with large amounts of data and identify data errors/anomalies
Strong knowledge of Microsoft office such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of R, Python, SAS or C# would be useful, but not essential
Able to travel (UK) occasionally as required during period of internship
Some occasional late working will be required
What we offer
We have a range of benefits available which include:
Eligible for a discretionary performance related quarterly bonus
30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander Consumer, depending on your own contribution and based on your service.
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for family, dental insurance, health care cash plan and health assessments
Eligible for a voluntary benefits allowance of £500 per annum payable as cash or otherwise used as a benefit available on the Santander benefit suite
Benefits supporting you and the family, such as death in service befit, income protection and critical illness cover
Employee assistant programme
Enhanced family friendly policies
Sharesave scheme
Childcare vouchers
Discounts on high street brands and local retail discounts
Other things you need to know
Your hours of work will be 35 hours a week across Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
You will be required to work full time in the office until you have passed probation and then 2 to 3 days a week depending on your line manager.
What are the next steps
If you are interested in this role and believe you have the skills, experience, and knowledge then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply which will take you through some questions and allow you to submit your CV and covering letter. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask us at: recruitment@santanderconsumer.co.uk
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
EXPERIENCE
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COMPETENCIES
Accounting (Working Knowledge), Accuracy and Attention to Detail (Working Knowledge), Analytical Thinking (Working Knowledge), Customer Focus (Working Knowledge), Data Gathering and Reporting (Working Knowledge), Finance and Accounting (Working Knowledge), Internal Controls (Working Knowledge), Operations – Back Office (Working Knowledge), Problem Solving (Working Knowledge), Regulatory Environment – Financial Services (Working Knowledge)
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading retail and commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain. It has a meaningful presence in 10 core markets in Europe and the Americas, and is one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. Its purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising over €120 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2025, as well as financially empowering more than 10 million people over the same period. At the end of 2020, Banco Santander had more than a trillion euros in total funds, 148 million customers, of which 22.8 million are loyal and 42.4 million are digital, 11,000 branches and 191,000 employees.
