Vacature Rabobank traineeship: Risk & Finance in Utrecht

Ben jij een oplossingsgerichte professional met sterke samenwerkingsvaardigheden? Wil je jezelf uitdagen en impact maken met het Risk & Finance traineeship bij Rabobank in Utrecht?

Duik in de wereld van Risk en Finance binnen 18 maanden en werk in vier verschillende afdelingen, van Kredietrisico tot Financieel Economische Criminaliteit (FEC).
Ontwikkel je tot specialist met trainingen en begeleiding van ervaren collega's.
Maak deel uit van Rabobank's missie om een betere wereld te creëren.

Deze rol is van cruciaal belang binnen het vakgebied en wordt uitgelicht op riskcarriere.nl — de vacaturebank voor Rabobank traineeships: Risk & Finance, met een professionele community en nieuwsbrief.

Do you have strong cooperative skills and a smart approach to solving complex problems? Do you aspire to become a true Chief Value Officer and learn more about Rabobank's strategic steering? Challenge yourself and make an impact with the Risk & Finance traineeship at Rabobank.

You and Your Future

In just 18 months, trainees will master the details of Rabobank’s Risk and Finance management. You will have the opportunity to work in four different departments within the Risk, Finance, and Financial Economic Crime (FEC) domains. In the Finance domain, you will contribute to steering the bank through activities such as accounting, analysing, reporting, and advising the business. In the Risk domain, you will help maintain a strong risk and integrity culture across areas like Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Compliance, IT Risk, Market Risk, and Climate Risk. In the FEC domain, your analyses will help detect and prevent financing terrorism, money laundering, and fraud.

The program is designed to give you a broad perspective by offering rotations across departments. You can shape your own future! In addition to day-to-day work, trainees engage inside projects and join Rabobank’s trainee etwork for a personal development journey. A buddy system will help you navigate the bank and join social events, while coaching from a talent manager will support your growth.

After the program, trainees can pursue careers in Risk, in roles such as Risk Managers, Data Scientists, Specialists in Financial Restructuring, Credit Analysts, Compliance Officers, Change Coordinators, Project Managers, and more. In the Finance domain, potential roles include Business Controller, Project Controller, Treasury, Balance Sheet Management, or External Reporting. In the FEC domain, you could start in departments such as Customer Due Diligence, Governance, Risk & Change, Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions.

Examples of Rotations

You might contribute to our mission ‘Growing a better world together’ in our Climate Risk or Regulatory Adherence teams, support our data-driven decision-making process in a Credit model or stress test department, help prevent operational losses in our Compliance, FEC, IT Risk, or Operational Risk departments, or care for our customers in client-focused departments like Credit Approvals and Financial Restructuring and Recovery. Additionally, you could work within Control Wholesale & Rural to calculate Rabobank's Finance Emissions or support Balance Sheet Management, External Accountability, and stakeholder management.

Your Development as a Young Professional

To become a specialist in your field, the first 18 months will primarily involve training courses directly related to your specialism and support your talent development. These courses are often led by experienced colleagues or trainers with a proven track record. You will build your network, gain valuable experience, and develop skills that will benefit your future career. We also challenge you and other young professionals to work on various cases and challenges one day a week.

Learning from Each Other

Development is our top priority. The best way to learn is by doing, through both mistakes and successes. At Rabobank, we offer the right balance between freedom and supervision to help you develop talents you never thought you possessed. You can specialize in a professional field or explore areas you enjoy. During your traineeship, you can count on excellent supervision, working with experienced colleagues, and frequent interaction with other trainees.

About Rabobank

We are a Dutch bank operating in 38 countries, serving over 9,500,000 customers. Together with our customers, members, and partners, we strive to create a world where everyone has access to healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country where people are happy with how they live, work, and do business.

Practical Information

Length: 18 months
Start date: April 1st, 2026
Hours per week: 36

You and Your Talent

A master’s degree in Banking and Finance, Business Economics, Law, Business Administration, or other relevant studies
IT, data-driven, and innovation skills are highly valued
Approximately 0 to 2 years of working experience and fluency in English
Solution-driven with a proactive attitude
Collaboration is central to your way of working
You inspire with your story and encourage others to grow

What We Offer You

Salary: € 3.600,00 gross per month based on 36 hours (scale 7)
Extras: A 13th month’s salary, vacation pay, and an Employee Benefit Budget (10% of your monthly salary). You can use this budget at your discretion, for example, to buy extra vacation days or make an additional deposit in your retirement fund. You can also opt to have the EBB paid out as part of your monthly salary
Hybrid work environment: A combination of working from home and the office
Personal development budget: From 2026, you will receive € 1.400,- annually available for courses, study’s and trainings

You and the Job Application Process

We believe in the power of diversity. Bringing together different perspectives makes us a better bank. We are eager to hear what you can bring to Rabobank.

Interested? Please apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter. Since we have a limited number of spots available, we ask you to include a motivation letter including the answers to the three questions below:

1. Rabobank believes in ‘Growing a better world together’. What value will you bring into the Rabobank that goes beyond your job description?

2. Which development or innovation in the financial world inspires you? And how would you apply it during the traineeship if everything is possible?

3. Given that there are 4 rotations; what strategy would you use to create impact quickly in each rotation, even though you have to start from scratch every time?

Process and questions?

A reliability assessment is part of the procedure.
The first interviews take place via MS Teams
If the first interview is successful, a Selection Day will follow. This will be held either on the 12th or the 16th of December
Please note that candidates must reside in the Netherlands to be considered for this position. This is due to the nature of the role, which requires on-site presence.
Please submit your application via our website. Unfortunately, we are unable to process applications sent by email due to GDPR regulations
Due to the popularity of the vacancy, the vacancy will close at November 13, 23:59
We respect your privacy

For specific questions about the program and/or Risk & Finance domain, please contact Emelia Mulder-Ampomaah via [email protected] or Elisa van Helden via [email protected].

Questions about working at Rabobank and the application process? Contact Natasja Helder-Severijns, Corporate Recruiter Young Talent, via [email protected]