University Internship Compliance

PostFinance Ltd is a FINMA-regulated Swiss financial institution and systemically important bank serving private and business customers with payments, savings, investments, pensions and digital banking solutions.

Bern, Switzerland
About PostFinance Ltd

PostFinance Ltd is a private-law Swiss company and wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss Post Ltd. It operates banking and financial-services products, including digital payments, savings, investing, retirement services, e-trading, and currently available cryptocurrency trading, custody and Ethereum staking.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will support compliance risk analyses and regulatory assessments. You will help monitor and develop the compliance framework, conduct research, analyze cases, prepare reports and decision papers, assess new regulatory requirements, support their implementation, and work with compliance, risk, legal, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, or economics completed no more than two years before the program starts, or enrollment in at least the fourth semester of a bachelor's program
  • Interest in compliance, risk, and governance in financial services
  • Ability to analyze and structure complex issues
  • Ability to work independently, reliably, and carefully
  • Excellent German language skills; additional languages are an advantage

Responsibilities

  • Conduct compliance risk analyses
  • Assess regulatory issues
  • Monitor and develop the compliance framework
  • Analyze cases and conduct research
  • Prepare reports, opinions, and decision papers
  • Assess and support the implementation of new regulatory requirements
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders

Benefits

  • Six weeks of vacation and the option of unpaid leave
  • Part-time, job-sharing, and top-sharing arrangements
  • Modern workplaces, co-working in Bern and Zurich, and home office in many areas
  • 18 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and four weeks of paternity leave
  • Preventive health offerings, ergonomic workplaces, and support during extended absences
  • Free Half Fare Travelcard or discounted General Travelcard, plus bicycle, car-sharing, and electric-car offers
  • Employee vouchers worth up to CHF 500 per year
  • Preferential mortgage interest and fee-free accounts, credit cards, and custody accounts

Hiring Process

Online application → confirmation → application review within two to three weeks → first interview → second interview → telephone offer → employment confirmation and online contract.