Traineeship - Finance - Cost Accounting

Job Description

Are you a highly talented finance graduate or early career finance professional seeking a first or new challenge? Join a dynamic team at one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world!

Traineeship - Associate Financial Analyst - Cost of Sales and Inventory

Welcome in our team

Our Finance team leverages sophisticated financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation techniques to propel medical innovation and enhance human’s and animal’s lives whilst working in a dynamic high-tech and international environment.

Purpose of the role

In this role, you will be assigned and responsible to manage, analyze and report inventory, production and product cost data, and support monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches across the world. This is role is part of our two year traineeship program which includes multiple job rotations.

Your responsibilities

Your main tasks will vary by rotation, examples but not limited to:

• Support the global standard cost calculation process, and create and maintain product cost and revision of costs under US GAAP rules.

• Control, analyze, and report production results and variances.

• Review and ensure accurate data is reported for monthly product cost and inventory consolidation close.

• Identify and work on initiatives to improve cost control and increase efficiency.

• Provide accurate and timely financial cost and inventory data to stakeholders.

• Participate in special and ad hoc projects to support management analysis.

• Account for inventory obsolescence reserves

• Above market activities and reportings related to Inventory.

• Back-up senior specialists or specialists as needed.

Your profile

• Master's degree in finance/business/administration/economics.

• 0-2 years of Experience; No prior work experience required, internships or short-term experiences are a plus.

• Adaptable to changing environment and learning new skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and meeting deadlines.

• Communicative strong, team mentality and bridge builder with stakeholders.

• Pro-active approach in learning and problem solving.

• Innovative mindset - High sense of responsibility and taking initiative by driving change.

• Fluency in English both verbally and in writing is mandatory.

• Organised with good analytical skills and affinity with tools and systems.

• Flexible in work hours

• Able to see the wider picture and how decisions could affect the site, region, division and company.

• Eligible to work in The Netherlands

What we offer

We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive:

• Competitive salary.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• 35,5 days of leave.

• Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates.

• Solid Pension Plan.

• Annual bonus based on own and company performance.

• Company fitness.

• Travel allowance for commuting.

• Numerous training, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development.

We look forward to your application and the opportunity to discuss how you can contribute to our mission!

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Project Temps (Fixed Term)

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Job Posting End Date:

04/30/2025

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Requisition ID: R342227