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| Employment Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | Central London - London, United Kingdom |
| Salary: | £25,000 - £28,000 + benefits |
| Languages: | Japanese |
Job Title: Japanese speaking City trainee (Risk Analyst - Assist senior risk
professionals in managing current client accounts as well as helping with new client development.)
Skills: Fluent Japanese, a degree in Maths, Finance, Insurance, Statistics, Economics, A Level Math etc.
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 + benefits
Location London (or Japan)
Our client is a global leader in its field and is currently seeking a high calibre graduate to train for a broad commercial role involving both analysis and relationship management. The successful candidate will be highly numerate, ambitious, a good team player with excellent interpersonal skills and seeking a career in the City.
Full training is offered and will involve exposure to all areas of the business through a succession of secondments. There will also be opportunities to gain experience working in Japan.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Analyse client risk and develop and present recommendations.
- Assist in renewing reinsurance programs, providing brokers with research analysis etc., as needed.
- Assist in designing new programmes for clients' unmet needs.
- Assist in producing new clients and designing programmes for them, establishing relationships through meetings, exhibition of professional skills and entertaining.
- Assist in timely production of placement slips, cover notes and contracts.
- Assist in the follow-up on contract documentation, ensuring the timely flow of materials.
- Assist in monitoring accounting (payments, collections, etc.) anticipating and preventing problems when possible.
- Assist in responding to client queries and concerns, resolving issues promptly.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with reinsurers.
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of reinsurer capability (product lines, capacity, approvals, etc) with the help of Market Information Department and Market Reference Guide.
- Update Brokers on issues, progress, etc., regularly and upon request.
- Document all external correspondence and telephone conversations in accordance with procedures, minimizing the potential for errors and omissions.
- Respond to client requests for information (reinsurer, financial reports, industry issues, etc.) coordinating with Market Information and other departments as necessary, and clearing with Senior brokers before releasing when sensitive.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Strong interpersonal skills for establishing and maintaining good client, reinsurer and internal relationships.
- Good mathematical skills
- Good ability to be organized and pay attention to detail.
- Good verbal and writing skills for complex communications with clients, markets and colleagues at many levels.
- Good ability to prioritize workload according to volume, urgency etc.
- Strong academic record in major and summer internship or other work experience.
- Good problem solving skills and financial aptitude.
- General knowledge of business principles and industry trends.
- Good computer skills for using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Lotus Notes.
- Fluent in Japanese and English
Educational / Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Maths, Finance, Insurance, Statistics, Economics, etc.
- Relevant work experience a plus
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.
Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.
People First is a leading multi-sector employment agency.
professionals in managing current client accounts as well as helping with new client development.)
Skills: Fluent Japanese, a degree in Maths, Finance, Insurance, Statistics, Economics, A Level Math etc.
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 + benefits
Location London (or Japan)
Our client is a global leader in its field and is currently seeking a high calibre graduate to train for a broad commercial role involving both analysis and relationship management. The successful candidate will be highly numerate, ambitious, a good team player with excellent interpersonal skills and seeking a career in the City.
Full training is offered and will involve exposure to all areas of the business through a succession of secondments. There will also be opportunities to gain experience working in Japan.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Analyse client risk and develop and present recommendations.
- Assist in renewing reinsurance programs, providing brokers with research analysis etc., as needed.
- Assist in designing new programmes for clients' unmet needs.
- Assist in producing new clients and designing programmes for them, establishing relationships through meetings, exhibition of professional skills and entertaining.
- Assist in timely production of placement slips, cover notes and contracts.
- Assist in the follow-up on contract documentation, ensuring the timely flow of materials.
- Assist in monitoring accounting (payments, collections, etc.) anticipating and preventing problems when possible.
- Assist in responding to client queries and concerns, resolving issues promptly.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with reinsurers.
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of reinsurer capability (product lines, capacity, approvals, etc) with the help of Market Information Department and Market Reference Guide.
- Update Brokers on issues, progress, etc., regularly and upon request.
- Document all external correspondence and telephone conversations in accordance with procedures, minimizing the potential for errors and omissions.
- Respond to client requests for information (reinsurer, financial reports, industry issues, etc.) coordinating with Market Information and other departments as necessary, and clearing with Senior brokers before releasing when sensitive.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Strong interpersonal skills for establishing and maintaining good client, reinsurer and internal relationships.
- Good mathematical skills
- Good ability to be organized and pay attention to detail.
- Good verbal and writing skills for complex communications with clients, markets and colleagues at many levels.
- Good ability to prioritize workload according to volume, urgency etc.
- Strong academic record in major and summer internship or other work experience.
- Good problem solving skills and financial aptitude.
- General knowledge of business principles and industry trends.
- Good computer skills for using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Lotus Notes.
- Fluent in Japanese and English
Educational / Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Maths, Finance, Insurance, Statistics, Economics, etc.
- Relevant work experience a plus
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.
Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.
People First is a leading multi-sector employment agency.
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