Rabobank Traineeship Finance & Risk

Rabobank Traineeship Finance & Risk: Would you like to discover how a leading bank makes sound financial decisions, manages risk and helps prevent financial economic crime, while building on your own strengths? Our traineeship in Finance & Risk might be a match for you!

• Utrecht (NL)
• Hybride
• Fulltime

This is what we offer you

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 3,516 and EUR 5,021 (scale 07) for a 36-hour work week.
• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.
• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).
• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

Summary

As a trainee at Rabobank, you will gain hands-on experience across the Finance, Risk and Financial Economic Crime (FEC) domains. During the 18-month programme, you will complete four rotations and contribute to real business challenges that matter to the bank and its customers.

Depending on your rotations, you may help explain financial results, support decisions about risks, test how the bank performs in difficult scenarios, strengthen customer integrity or improve the way teams work. You do not need to have your career mapped out already: experienced colleagues, a talent manager and your trainee community will help you learn, contribute and discover where you can make the greatest difference.

What will you learn and do as a trainee?

• Learn how teams in the Finance, Risk and Financial Economic Crime domains help Rabobank stay financially strong, manage risks responsibly and protect customers and society.
• Analyse information and turn it into clear insights for reporting, financial steering, risk management or regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to projects on topics such as climate risk, bank-wide stress testing, customer integrity or business change.
• Combine your day-to-day work with training, development activities and side projects, learning to set priorities along the way.

At a glance

• Complete four rotations across the Finance, Risk and Financial Economic Crime domains.
• Participation in the SPARK program; focussing on your personal development & soft skills.
• Starting date: 1 April 2027.
• Salary: €3,600 gross per month.
• Weekly hours: 36.

Skills, tools and areas of expertise you have (or you are keen to learn)

• Problem-solving and change agility.
• SQL, Python or R & Power BI.
• Professional collaboration, communication and storytelling.

Work on yourself & the world around you

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That is why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarise this in one sentence: at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you at the same time. You will contribute to this by working with other trainees on a business challenge and develop a practical solution to a relevant issue within Rabobank.

What do you bring?

Must-haves:

• You have completed a university master’s degree, or will graduate before the traineeship starts.
• Your studies are related to Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Business Administration, Law, Criminology, Cybersecurity, Security and Information Management or another relevant subjects.
• You have no more than two years of work experience after graduation and you live in the Netherlands at this moment.
• You are curious, enjoy solving problems and can adapt when assignments or circumstances change.
• You can work respectfully and professionally with people from different teams, cultures and backgrounds.
• You can explain your ideas clearly and are open to feedback.

It is a plus if:

• You have gained experience alongside your studies through an internship, project, part-time role, board position or voluntary work.
• You have some experience with AI tools or applications, or you are curious to explore how AI can support your work.
• You are interested in financial steering, sustainability, stress testing, business control, risk management, organisational change or financial economic crime.

Frequently asked questions

What guidance will I receive?

You will receive guidance from experienced colleagues and a talent manager. You will also learn through workshops, peer-to-peer coaching, your trainee community and regular development conversations.

Which skills or tools will I develop?

You will develop analytical thinking, problem-solving, change agility, collaboration, communication, storytelling and presentation skills. Depending on your rotations, you may also gain experience with tools such as Microsoft 365, SQL, Python, R or Power BI.