Are you passionate about Finance and always wanted to work in an international environment? Do you have an eye for detail & are a great communicator? Then apply now and become our new FP&A Intern for our Global Procurement team starting  December 2024/January 2025 at our Global HQ in Hoofddorp! This is also a great opportunity for you to become a Future Finance Trainee with us by the end of the internship! 

On the Role

You will have the chance to support our FP&A team in our Global Procurement Finance function at Danone.

You will have the opportunity to learn and gain hands on experience on the basics of a FP&A / Procurement role within a multinational company. Analyzing, presenting conclusions & recommendations are essential for this position and your development as a Finance Controller within Danone.

Within Finance, we are the business partners for innovative and topline initiatives across the group and play a key role in the company’s strategy. For your development you will have access to a wide range of company’s tools with an extensive range of different trainings and e-learnings where you can deep dive in many fields of expertise. In addition, you will have expert guidance and support from your business manager and the team.

Throughout this internship, you will have to prove yourself being able to adapt to the challenging Topline controlling environment and appear as a key business partner to the teams.

Key responsibilities of this role are:

Digitalization journey:

• Lead the dashboarding and process automation to translate data into insights that can influence the business performance and decision making process. Leverage the use of tools such as Power BI.
• Collaborate with team members to understand the needs and gather relevant performance data from different stakeholders.

Performance animation:

• Monthly performance tracking: Support the FP&A team on closing results, variance analysis, reporting, risk and opps and accounting activities.
• Take part in the preparation of standard decks for the senior management.
• Explore and take advantage of our global structure to interact with different geographies and functions in order to have a solid understanding of the business.

Process and stakeholders management:

• Explore and take advantage of our global structure to interact with different geographies and functions in order to have a solid understanding of the business
• Bring a “fresh eye” into our end to end process, contribute with new ideas and improvements.

Next to this, you will have the opportunity to take part in transversal projects with different finance stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

• Gain hands-on experience in various aspects of Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive international team environment.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from experienced Finance professionals.
• Potential for future employment/traineeship opportunities within the company.

You should be an enthusiastic self-starter who is organized, have an eye for details, is not afraid to work autonomously and knows how to prioritize & respect deadlines. You have:

• Enrolled as a Masters student in majoring in Finance, Accounting, or related fields.
• An analytical mindset with excellent Excel and Power BI skills.
• You are proactive, open-minded motivated and open to learn
• Strong communication skills;
• Excellent attention tor detail & commitment to deliver high quality and accurate results;
• The ability to challenge situations, act with resilience and manage stakeholders;

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Masters student during the whole internship period (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to be enrolled at a Dutch university);
• Ideally available to start in December 2024/January 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 24-40 hours per week;

• You are fluent in English - oral and written;
• You are able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least a few times per week;
• Please note that you are required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and get a BSN.

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance 650 euros per month and a home working allowance/contribution towards travel. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

* Please be aware that you must acquire a BSN number to receive the full internship allowance.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Across our 3 office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk and Utrecht this helps us create better opportunities for connection & synergies across our entities, teams, functions and categories.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button! In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Jacobus Ong [Campus Recruitment Intern] via Jacob.ong@danone.com

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status