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Securities Operations Intern (f/m/d)

Upvest GmbH· Operations
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RemoteInternPosted 5d ago

About the role

Internship in the Settlements & Transfers team focusing on post-trade operations for securities accounts and PEA transfers, including interaction with banks, brokers, custodians and issuers, during a product launch in France.

Responsibilities

  • Incoming and outgoing transfers: Handle securities account (CTO) and PEA transfers with banks and brokers in France and across Europe, from receipt of the request to settlement of securities and cash.
  • Counterparty and client relations: Ensure smooth communication with counterparties (banks, brokers, custodians) and our clients, and drive the follow-up of requests and reminders.
  • Controls and reconciliation: Check securities and cash positions, reconcile movements with our custodian and analyse breaks.
  • Fails and exception management: Investigate unsettled or rejected instructions, identify the root cause and coordinate resolution with counterparties and internal teams.
  • PEA tax continuity: Review and record PEA tax statements (bordereaux d'information) to ensure the plan's tax history is fully preserved.
  • Registered shares: Process operations on French registered shares (conversions, de/registrations).
  • Reporting and continuous improvement: actively monitor SLAs and KPIs, write operating procedures and identify automation opportunities.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree (M1 or M2) in Finance, Banking, Economics or Law from a business school, engineering school or university; gap-year students and recent Master’s graduates able to sign an internship agreement are welcome.
  • Languages: native-level or bilingual proficiency in French (C2) and comfortable working in English.
  • Experience: first experience in banking, back office, middle office or securities operations is a strong plus, as is knowledge of the PEA, post-trade or Euroclear France.
  • Analytical mindset: rigour, attention to detail and a taste for solving complex problems.
  • Tools: proficient with spreadsheets; knowledge SQL/Python is a plus.

Skills

Required:French (C2)EnglishTools: spreadsheets
Nice to have:Securities operationsSQL/Python
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Upvest GmbH

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Upvest GmbH is supported by the Pro FIT-Program of Investitionsbank Berlin with the goal to research and develop a prediction tool for blockchain transaction fees. This project was co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE).

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