About DWS
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About the DWS P.A.C.E. Graduate Program
Our 2-year P.A.C.E. Graduate Program begins with an intensive onsite onboarding program with all global P.A.C.E. participants in Frankfurt, Germany. You will then join your assigned division and complete four six-month rotations there. Throughout the program you will have the opportunity to implement your technical training in a practical setting with expert guidance and to grow your network within DWS.
As a P.A.C.E. participant you will:
About the Team
The Chief Financial Office (CFO) Division comprises of three sub functions (Finance, Risk and Procurement), which allows for a broad oversight of different corporate activities. All sub-teams provide timely, accurate, relevant and independent financial information and analysis to meet internal and external reporting requirements, drive resource allocation, challenge and enable business decisions, and safeguard the financial position of the firm. Our work helps to maximize the sustainable performance of DWS across its divisions.
Finance ensures that DWS meets all financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and stock-listed company. To maintain DWS’s financial health, we make sure our firm meets its internal and external goals – making accurate and transparent reporting essential for identifying risk & opportunities. As a partner of the business, we perform deep dives, sensitivity analyses on the financial performance, competitor benchmarking, and also support strategic initiatives and portfolio measures. Finance is a global team of 150+ employees in Germany, UK, US and APAC; and covers a broad range of activities like Group Finance, Tax, Investor Relations, Planning & Performance Management and Treasury.
Risk is a team of 130+ colleagues with a global presence across more than 12 countries. Risk has group-wide responsibility for the management of corporate and fiduciary risks as well as for the comprehensive control of risk, and ongoing development of methods for risk measurement. In addition, Risk is responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reporting risk on a comprehensive basis. Risk and capital management is performed via a framework of principles, organizational structures and measurement and monitoring processes that are closely aligned with the underlying business activities and associated risk profile.
Procurement is a global team of 50+ colleagues based out of UK, Germany, India and the Philippines. The function services all our business globally. The teams consist of
As our DWS Graduate in our team, you will:
The Team is looking for:
Our Application Process
Our commitment to equal employment opportunity
Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. DWS is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations. We are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
If you have any questions about this program or need us to make any adjustments to help you complete any stage of your application, let us know at dws.ECrecruitment@db.com. Someone from our Early Careers team will get in touch.