University Internship Risk Management
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.
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will help manage a major bank balance sheet and support the active management of interest-rate and liquidity risks. You will measure these risks using existing models, interpret and prepare the results, and contribute to improving the tools used for risk management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, economics, or business completed no more than two years before the program starts, or enrollment in at least the fourth semester of a bachelor's program
- Ability to work independently, systematically, and in a structured manner
- Interest in economic issues and willingness to learn
- Programming knowledge, for example R
- Excellent German language skills; additional languages are an advantage
Responsibilities
- Help manage the bank balance sheet
- Support the management of interest-rate and liquidity risks
- Contribute to the development of risk-management tools
- Measure interest-rate and liquidity risks using existing models
- Interpret and prepare risk measurement results
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.