Thesis intern Financial Risk Management - Banking

Join the FRM Actuarial team at Deloitte to deliver extraordinary performance and impress clients with knowledge and expertise.

This job in a nutshell

As a thesis intern in Financial Risk Management, you will focus on writing your master's thesis while being closely mentored by your thesis supervisor at Deloitte. You will also be part of the Financial Risk talent pool, giving you the opportunity to work on projects, proposals or research for clients in addition to your thesis.

As a thesis intern at Deloitte Financial Risk Management, you will experience what it is like to develop solutions for the insurance world and share your expertise with around 100 colleagues in the Financial Risk Management team in Amsterdam.

FRM's areas of expertise include:

• Banking: focusing on credit risk, climate risk, and asset and liability management
• Actuarial: focusing on the insurance sector, pension schemes, and sustainability
• Trustworthy AI: focusing on the responsible use of AI and robust AI governance

Benefits

• A monthly gross remuneration of €1000,- for internships.
• Continuous professional growth through the development program.
• Flexible working hours.
• Possibility to borrow office supplies from Deloitte to set up your home office for an ergonomically designed workstation.
• Work part-time (24/32 hours a week) or full-time (40 hours a week).
• A laptop for professional use.

Be the true you

Naturally you are keen to discover and learn new things each day and you are confident and rely on your self-worth. Bring your personal strengths, view of the world and unique personality. You need the following qualifications for the position of Thesis Intern:

• You are in the final stage of your master's degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, (quantitative) Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics or another science master's degree.
• You are available at least 3 days a week for at least 3 months.
• You have a proposed thesis topic or are interested in the research area.
• You live in the Netherlands.
• You have an affinity with the financial sector.
• You have excellent analytical skills.
• You have an affinity for quantitative modelling and/or programming.
• You are a team player.
• You have good communication skills.
• You have a good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

What impact will you make?

The key challenges facing the insurance industry are constantly evolving. These include digital and data-driven strategies, increasing regulatory pressures, sustainability issues and a changing definition of what it means to be an insurer.

During this internship, you will help develop solutions for the insurance world.

How do you do this?

• Develop and communicate a strategic and innovative vision of the financial sector, in particular insurers, pension funds and asset managers.
• Engage with and advise on different evolving aspects of the financial sector.
• Apply your skills to existing and new quantitative models and data analysis.
• Translate technical results into stakeholder impact.
• Build a large network in the financial sector and with like-minded people in the field of quantitative modelling.
• Improve process efficiency in the financial services industry through AI, for example via automation, acceleration and streamlining.

“Door de afwisselende werkzaamheden op de uiteenlopende projecten en klanten heb je de kans om je zo breed mogelijk te ontwikkelen en is iedere dag weer anders!”

Teuntje van der Horst, Consultant Benefits & Pension Advisory