Mizuho Banking - European Treasury Department Summer Internship

Mizuho is not your typical financial institution.

We offer the best of both worlds—the feeling of a boutique work environment within a global organisation. Our steady growth in EMEA gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a small firm or an established giant could offer alone.

Mizuho offer a fantastic opportunity to gain experience within a global investment bank, working on real projects, whilst developing a strong professional network within a bank that prides itself on its inclusive, cooperative and friendly company culture.

Summer Internship - European Treasury Department

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for students to join this global investment bank within their European Treasury department team. This will be a 10 week paid internship, starting June 2023, designed to give students broad exposure to sales and trading activities within an investment bank, with a view to being offered a position on the Mizuho 2024 Graduate Programme.

Your salary is highly competitive, in line with salaries offered by other London Investment Banks.

What will I be doing? 

The ETD is responsible for sales and trading activities in foreign exchange, interest rate products and derivatives transactions. You'll help our clients manage currency risk exposure, and also support straightforward and comprehensive cash management solutions to help clients take control of their finances with greater speed, certainty and effectiveness, delivering customised solutions to meet client needs.

There are two pathway options for this internship:

1) Trading 

• This is for analytical undergraduates with advanced excel skills and coding knowledge/experience

2) Sales 

• We are looking for undergraduates who speak English plus a European language or Japanese, who are client focused with strong communication skills 

What can we offer you? 

• Guidance & mentoring from our experienced colleagues
• Introduction to financial markets & operations
• A mix of technical skills training & bespoke soft skills sessions 
• a 'buddy' to offer informal support across your placement 

Requirements

• You must be in your penultimate year of undergraduate study
• Available for permanent employment from September 2024
• Strong excel skills 

We're expecting a high volume of applications, so make sure to get yours in asap!