Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

A bit about the role

Banking Operations is a strategic service offering from Avaloq that provides back-office services to banks in a Banking Processes as a Service (BPaaS) model. We are organised as a global business area, running state-of-the-art back-office services with industry-leading automation, quality and risk standards. Our highly skilled and experienced staff manage a wide range of services covering securities, payments, regulatory, master data, corporate actions and tax, among others.

We’re experts in creating true added value for our clients, which is why we always seek out creative and client-oriented individuals with drive and passion for our team.

We are currently looking for student assistants to support our teams in Berlin. You will be deployed in various teams as required and get to know many of the services that we provide for our customers in Germany. In this role, you will report directly to the Head of Banking Operations Germany.

Your key tasks

• You will support the day-to-day business in various teams.
• This includes the monitoring, planning and execution of the daily activities to be provided in accordance with the service level agreements agreed with the customers.
• Supporting the team in testing new functionalities and regular releases.
• Collaboration in projects to implement legal requirements and as part of the introduction of new technical functionalities.
• Support the team in improving the functionalities of the Avaloq core banking system and related processes in order to increase efficiency and reduce operational risks.

Qualifications

• You are studying economics or a degree programme that includes economic aspects
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibility
• Ability to work in a team and a positive attitude
• Analytical mindset and proficiency with MS Office
• Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced and complex environment
• Structured and meticulous way of working, coupled with a quick grasp of new ideas
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills

It would be a real bonus if you have

• experience in the operational processes of a bank, e.g. securities, corporate actions or client master data
• practical experience in working with the Avaloq core banking system
• expertise in process optimization methods

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

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Summary

• Type: Contract
• Function: Finance
• Experience level: Internship
• Industry: Financial Services