Global Clearing Traineeship 2025

We are welcoming applications up to Monday 14 April 2025.

Do you want to be part of a company that plays a key role in financial markets all over the world? do you like working with the latest technology, in a fast-paced environment, tackling a diverse range of challenging problems? The Global Clearing Traineeship is right for you. As a trainee, you work together with colleagues all over the world to serve the best trading houses through our global network.

From our offices located in the major international trading cities, we serve professional clients, such as professional trading firms, investment managers and large corporates. As clients are highly demanding and the market environment fluctuates, you are guaranteed to learn a lot in a short space of time. Working at ABN AMRO Clearing means thriving in an international, professional yet informal, stimulating, technology-driven environment.
 

The 12-month Global Clearing Traineeship is tailored to prepare you for a job in the dynamic world of Clearing. In the first month of the programme, you and your fellow graduates from all over the world (i.e Singapore, London, Chicago, Amsterdam) gather for an induction training in Amsterdam. During these training weeks, you will learn everything there is to know about ABN AMRO Clearing, get interactive (financial) trainings, learn about the different departments and get to build a network. Besides paying attention to content, we also work on your personal development. Industry experts, professional trainers and ABN AMRO Clearing managers facilitate the different sessions. Together they will give you a solid basis for your future role within Clearing. You will be part of an international group of trainees allowing you to build a global network. It is a great start to your ABN AMRO Clearing career!

In the 12-month programme, we offer you three rotations. You take full responsibility for your own assignments but will be guided in your journey by a mentor, hiring manager and assignment managers. You will be rotating to different departments such as Risk, Operations, Commercial and Finance with an option to work abroad. During the rotations you'll learn about the department in a short period of time, where your input and fresh perspective is essential to stimulate innovation.

In banking, Clearing denotes all activities from the time a financial instrument is bought or sold on an exchange until it is settled. ABN AMRO Clearing acts as an intermediary between clients and the exchanges these clients trade on. We become the buyer to the seller and seller to the buyer taking over the risk to reconcile orders between the parties in the transaction. Processing around 20 million transactions a day. We do so for professional traders, investment managers and large corporates. As clients are highly demanding and the market environment fluctuates, you are guaranteed to learn a lot in a short space of time. Working at ABN AMRO Clearing means thriving in an international, professional yet informal, fast-paced, technology-driven environment.  

You have a bachelor's degree - preferably followed by a master's degree (not necessarily in Finance). You are attracted to the global financial markets; you are highly analytical and you embrace technological developments. You can bring colleagues from different backgrounds, expertise and cultures together in order to optimally serve our clients. The continuously changing environment in which regulations and sustainability play an important role requires an adaptive mindset. You are curious by nature, drawn to continuous improvement and innovations. You have an entrepreneurial spirit, creative mind-set and can assess and evaluate risks.

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas they have. We believe that teams composed of a combination of cultures, knowledge and experience will generate insights, perspectives and innovative solutions for our customers. Therefore, diversity is of vital importance to our organisation. To ensure that everyone within ABN AMRO Clearing can develop his or her qualities, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel involved and appreciated.

Under the Dutch CLA we offer you:

• The salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour workweek, including vacation allowance and a benefit budget.
• A benefit budget that allows you to purchase additional employment benefits. If you choose not to purchase anything, it will be paid out monthly.
• 5 weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• A Personal Development Budget of €1,000 per year. You can accumulate this amount up to €3,000
• The possibility of working from home (subject to discussion with your team and depending on your role).
• An annual public transportation pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.
• Every 5 years you are entitled to a sabbatical with a maximum period of up to 6 months, whereby you will retain 40% of your salary in the first 3 months
• Guidance from your line manager, assignment supervisor, trainers, and a mentor

In addition, ABN AMRO Clearing offers you extensive training curriculum that allows you to increase your knowledge of our business, deepen your understanding of financial markets and products, and further develop your personal skills. You will also be working together with your fellow trainees throughout the programme.　

Interested in building a future in the Clearing business? Apply for this vacancy via the button below. Upload your CV and cover letter indicating how you found us, what got you to apply and who you are. The Global Clearing Traineeship starts at the beginning of September in Amsterdam. We are welcoming applications up to Monday 14 April 2025. 

 
Selection process:
The overall recruitment process includes 5 steps:

1.    Online application 
2.    CV selection and feedback (April)
3.    Online cognitive test (April)
4.    Invitation assessment incl. Personality test and assessment day in Amsterdam HQ mid May 2025 - comprising interviews and a case presentation.
5.    Job offer (June).
 
Would you like to know more about the possibilities offered by the Clearing Traineeship? Get in touch with us via graduates.programme@abnamroclearing.com

We look forward to getting to know you!