Trainee (All Genders) - Corporate Finance

Erste Group was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank and today it is one of the largest banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). As an attractive employer, Erste Group offers interesting career opportunities in an international environment.

Starting with October 1st 2024, Erste Group offers the next Group Graduate Programme. In 18 months we give a number of bright and highly skilled university graduates the opportunity to discover the world of our banking group. One trainee will be based in the department "Corporate Finance" which offers loan solutions and advisory services to clients beyond standard banking products: leveraged loans (sponsored & non-sponsored), project finance (PPP & conventional), and product-neutral advice on financial structures (“Strategic Dialogue”).

Application deadline: April 30th 2024
All applicants will be contacted after the application deadline.

Please include a one-page letter of motivation in your application documents with the following content:
Outline your personal learning goal(s) for the programme; how you would ensure that the programme is a success for you, your team and the bank and share past experiences, where you showed self-responsibility, went out of your comfort zone and/or used your individual skills to succeed.

Your Tasks

• Cash flow modelling (Excel)
• Peer group & valuation analysis
• Financial/Credit and business analysis
• Project analysis, identification and evaluation of risks
• Preparation of pitch documents and support new business origination
• Execution support for Senior Lead Transactor (Due Diligence, credit analysis, approval process, drafting Term Sheets/credit docs etc.)
• Post-closing monitoring of loans
• Liaise with clients and professional advisors and local Erste product teams