6-months Internship (m/f) @ Controlling & Finance

YOUR TASKS
The Controlling Network Technology team is looking for a student to fill an ambitious, attractively remunerated internship position and the main activities are:

• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of financial savings measurement methodology, chart of account (such as cost categories) and KPIs for his/her domain.


• Produce financial performance reporting: monthly report per group, country, supplier, category, presentations for business reviews with affiliates.


• Circulate information across the domain and finance, securing mutual understanding of the results and pro-actively put in place corrective actions.


• Secure reconciliation/acknowledgement of Financial Performance with Parent companies and affiliates on key reference financial metrics for Network.


• Proactively improve reporting process and ensure that transactions are properly reported in the project management tool (e-Demand Plan).


•  Evaluate and validate financial impact of major purchasing negotiations.


• Together with Procurement team, improve financial modelling of Network infrastructures and operations that allows understanding of metrics, price improvement and benchmark analysis.


• Contribute to the Demand Plan correct elaboration: ensure the understanding of baseline for key projects and secure proper link with local budget figures.


• Provide analysis on procurement demands from affiliates and draw conclusions for Demand Plan workshops with local and corporate procurement, local and corporate controlling teams.

YOUR PROFILE

• Studies in Business Administration, Controlling, Finance, Management Accounting or a comparable major


• Finished basic studies (semester 4+) and ideally with a Bachelor’s degree


• Excellent skills, verbal and written in English. Knowledge of speaking German and / or French is an advantage


• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint)


• Experience in an international and cross cultural environment is favorable


• Controlling skills are very helpful


• Previous internship or apprenticeship is an advantage


• Excellent analytical skills


• Result oriented, methodical and systematic work style


• Quick adaptation to new and challenging tasks


• Excellent communication skills


• Proactive behaviour and highly motivated


• High level of team spirit


• Able to work independently


• Very good customer service behavior


• Highly organized and ability to think out of the box


• Interest for telecommunication markets