Intern - Investment Consulting (Korean Speaking)
Mercer Hong Kong's Wealth team is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Hong Kong office:
Intern - Investment Consulting (Korean Speaking)
What can you expect?
- We are now inviting ambitious candidates to join our Wealth team for a 6 - 12-month full-time internship (the duration of the internship can be adjusted through mutual discussion and agreement).
- Successful candidates will have the opportunity to understand and support our growing wealth team, based in Hong Kong. Candidate with Immediate availability is highly preferred.
We will count on you to:
- Assist in delivering investment and retirement advisory services for Korea institutional investors and corporate clients
- Perform actuarial valuation in accordance with IAS19 and USGAAP, as well as involve in investment monitoring process for pension plans
- Conduct research of business service offerings/ products and market trends, as well as analytical and reporting duties, under guidance of experienced associates.
- Support client projects (retirement and investment) and delivery processes including business development, project delivery, documentation and reporting.
- Assist with translation and provide support to senior Korean colleagues in project delivery while handling Korean language requirements.
What you need to have?
- Undergraduate in Economics, Finance/ Actuarial Science, Engineering, Mathematics and any other numerate degrees.
- Strong self-initiative and curiosity in financial services, self-motivated to seek out knowledge, test ideas and ways to contribute to the team.
- Ability to build relationships by communicating, influencing and negotiating effectively with team members.
- Motivated to deliver good quality work and high learning agility. Strong personal management to be able to handle variety of tasks, with diverse objectives and team members.
- Good capabilities of Microsoft Office suite. Strong Excel skills, basic VBA will be a plus.
- Fluency in Korean and English, Cantonese and/ or Mandarin will be a plus.
What makes you stand out?
- Strong domain expertise relevant to the financial services industry.
- A team player with a collaborative and willing to learn approach and attitude
- Strong communication skills, especially in Korean.
Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn.
Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
