Graduate Analyst - Markets Treasury Programme (Jan 2025)

Your role

As a leading international bank with a focus on world-class training, career development and competitive rewards within an environment based on diversity and inclusion, HSBC Australia’s 18-month Graduate Programme will offer an opportunity to build your career within a truly global organisation.

The programme provides you with the knowledge, skills and exposure on which successful banking careers are built. The work you will do in the first 12 months of the 18-month programme you will be working within the Markets Treasury team, which is a specialist area within M&SS. Markets Treasury is a significant contributor to the revenue of the Group, with staff in over 50 sites worldwide spanning the various Group balance sheets. Markets Treasury provides input into the local Asset & Liability Management Committee (ALCO) and liaises extensively with matters related to Asset, Liability & Capital Management.

In this role, you will learn responsibilities for the management of funding, liquidity, structural interest rate risk and the investment book of the Bank. You will be joining a small dynamic team engaging senior stakeholders across the bank and facing external market participants.

Over the course of your time with them, you will:

• Work on key initiatives that help you understand how Markets Treasury maintains the stability of HSBC and supports its growth.
• Make an impact by playing a role in managing the bank’s capital, balance sheet, liquidity, interest rate risk and funding strategy.
• Optimizing risk/reward for the bank through active and dynamic management of interest rate risk.
• Experience first-hand how Markets Treasury helps to shape the success of HSBC, enabling them to make smarter decisions around resource allocation, strategic planning and more.
• Play a key role in the production of insightful analyses and reports, collaborating with different teams and actively contributing to important programmes along the way.
• Develop the skills you’ll need for a versatile and fulfilling career that opens a world of opportunity.
• Lay the foundations for a successful long-term future with HSBC.

About you

It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. They’re looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to their teams. They’ll help you learn everything else.

They are seeking graduates who are:

• Curious and willing to learn.
• Good at analysing complex data and finding the meaning behind the numbers.
• A natural communicator who’s flexible and adapts well to new situations.
• Familiar with financial statements or able to pick up the basics quickly.
• Passionate about innovation and enjoy figuring out how to do things differently.

To be considered for their programme, candidates must have:

• Completed a Bachelor's or Master’s degree with a minimum Distinction average.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Possess a maximum of one year of related work experience.
• Be able to commence full-time employment in February 2025.
• Prior work or intern experience within a related field will be highly regarded as well as any unique experience or skills which make you unique.
• Australian or New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency or full working rights.

They encourage a wide range of disciplines to apply, including the usual financial disciplines such as accounting, finance, commerce and economics, as well as technology, engineering and law. 

Benefits

They offer a comprehensive, market-competitive pay and benefits package to support employees’ professional and personal needs.

Their approach to remuneration consists of four main elements:

• Fixed pay
• Annual leave
• A range of benefits, which may cover areas such as work-life balance, insurance and savings, health and personal development
• Employee share plans and discretionary pay awards based on performance

Training, development & rotations

During your time with HSBC will learn how to:

• Build a solid foundation and the opportunity to launch your career with them.
• Develop a clear understanding of the purpose of Markets Treasury.
• Understand financial markets and how to navigate them.
• Understand the macro/markets environment the bank functions in.
• Learn how to provide strategic advice by collaborating with diverse teams across HSBC.
• Discover how financial data informs key decision-making processes and contributes to the success of strategic initiatives.
• Get to work with the innovative tools and approaches that are transforming the finance industry.
• Develop a deep understanding of financial analysis techniques and become proficient at understanding and assessing market trends.
• Have plenty of other learning opportunities and people to support you along the way, ensuring that you’re well-prepared for the future.

You may also be rotated to other parts of MSS over the full programme period of 18 months. You will have the chance to build key transferable skills through a combination of formal learning and workplace-based experiential learning. Their programme is designed to support you in identifying your strengths and showcasing them at the end of your rotations.

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Career progression

At HSBC, employees receive comprehensive support to enhance their skills and achieve career goals. Managers work closely with employees to set clear career development objectives, identify growth opportunities, and provide feedback through the performance review process. HSBC encourages individuals to take responsibility for their development while offering a variety of learning activities, including those aligned with personal interests or local regulatory requirements.

How to apply

Candidates must attach the following to their application:

• Resume
• Academic Transcript
• Evidence of working rights if not a Permanent Resident or Citizen

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• hsbc.com/careers/life-at-hsbc/benefits
• hsbc.com/careers/life-at-hsbc/career-development