Financial Management & Controlling Group: Professional Placement Year Internship (2x positions ... in London

Business unit: AXAIM Alts - Real Assets

Contract type: Internship

Preferred start date: June/July 2026

Eligibility: Undergraduate students studying for degrees that include a professional placement year during their 3rd year of study (4-year degree)

Duration of the placement: 12 months

Location: 22 Bishopsgate, London

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is part of the BNP Paribas Group since 1st July 2025 following the closing of its acquisition. AXA IM is a key player in the global asset management industry with over 3,000 professionals and 29 offices in 19 countries globally. We serve a broad range of international clients, including institutional, corporate, and retail investors, through a diverse array of global investment opportunities.

Description of the department: The FMCG Third Party Equity team is in charge of monitoring the investment performance of all funds and portfolios managed by AXA REIM SGP owning real estate and infrastructure assets. It covers a wide range of activities, controlling and reporting financial data, but also implementing leverage and hedging strategies and ensuring proper governance on all managed entities or funds across Europe.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• Attendance at Board meetings to ensure good governance within corporate structures.
• Accounting for investment acquisitions and disposals following tax and structuring guidelines.
• Monitor and control the preparation of management accounts, statutory accounts, and tax returns to ensure good governance and timely reporting.
• Maintenance of Fund Models to report actual and forecast performance.
• Monitor working capital requirements to ensure investments are properly funded.
• Apply appropriate cash repatriation mechanisms to meet Investor requirements.
• Financial analysis of property service charge calculations, contributing to the control process to ensure adherence to budgets and timely completion.
• Monitor and control tenant arrears collection in conjunction with Asset Management.
• Debt monitoring and covenant reporting to ensure compliance with external financing, where appropriate.
• Learning new systems e.g Yardi.

Qualifications:

• Education: Studying Finance, Investment Management or Real Estate on a 4-year University degree with 3rd year work placement included.
• Skills: Ability to work independently and efficiently in a team within an international and fast-moving environment; Microsoft Excel (modelling and analysis), Word, PowerPoint, etc.; Knowledge of Bloomberg is an advantage; Analytical ability; Effective communication including verbal, written & presentational; Creative thinking, capability to develop innovative solutions and challenge consensus; Autonomous, pro-active, entrepreneurial and result driven culture; Fluency in English, Second European language of advantage.
• Experience: Proven interest in finance / real estate; High degree of analytical thinking/financial analysis; Organised and thorough, with good attention to detail; Flexible and open-minded.

What we offer: This internship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. You will be fully integrated to our team, and you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively and discover other departments such as Fund Management, Transactions, Development and Asset Controlling. You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take on real responsibilities rapidly. GBP 28,000 basic salary competitive benefits package.

What we expect from you: Workplace professionalism; Physical attendance to the office 3-4 days a week; Curiosity; Commitment; Willingness to learn & grow.

Please join us to realise your potential to drive progress, for yourself, our clients and the world in which we live.