HR Graduate Trainee

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

Functional Relationships:
Internal:
regional HR teams, local business heads, compliance, legal, finance, staff from all functions

External:
professional services firms, HR providers and vendors

We are currently looking for an HR Graduate Trainee to join us on a 12-month fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, results focused, global organization that values diversity and that has strong growth ambitions for the Australian business. This role is suitable for a recent graduate eager to kickstart their HR career or for a candidate with some initial experience who is seeking a new challenge. It is an ideal position to gain exposure to and build an understanding of the HR function within an international corporate and investment bank.

Business insight

Founded by a group of entrepreneurs in 1864 "to promote the development of trade and industry in France", Société Générale is today one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, and committed to the positive transformations of society and the economy. Active in the real economy for over 160 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Société Générale has over 117,500 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions.

Société Générale has been present in Australia since 1981. Located in Sydney, it provides financing and advisory, as well as global markets solutions. Leveraging the strength of its client coverage and leadership in structured finance together with product and service offerings such as debt capital markets and asset-backed products, Société Générale supports its Australian wholesale clients in their financing and advisory needs, and serves its global clients who wish to access the Australian market with global banking services. Société Générale also provides its global markets solutions by offering futures execution and clearing, equity derivatives sales and structured product distribution.

Working with us means being part of an exciting collective vision: "Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions". Here, you can challenge yourself in a stimulating, flexible and inclusive workplace with numerous career prospects. You can make a positive impact in the societies where we operate and evolve in a people-oriented workplace. With us, you can merge your career aspirations with your personal commitments through the values that bring us together: Commitment, Innovation, Responsibility and Team Spirit. Société Générale actively encourages internal and international mobility, offering staff at all stages of their career the opportunity to explore new functional and geographic opportunities.

Hybrid Work Environment:
Société Générale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an
equal opportunities employer
and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and
promoting all talents
, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.