Funding-Student Assistant (Early Careers)

Job Description

We Offer

As one of the premier corporate treasury teams in the Nordics with global coverage, we are looking for a driven Treasury Student Assistant to join the Funding Team, part of the Group Treasury & Risk Team. Here you will play a key role in supporting the financing activities of the Group.

About the Team

Funding Team sits within Group Treasury & Risk and is responsible for all external funding activities of A.P. Møller - Maersk including bond issuance, project finance, corporate finance and asset finance as well as relationships with credit rating agencies, bond investors, banks, and export credit agencies. The team also manages internal financing and trade finance at group level. We are a 5-person team and are part of a global Treasury & Risk organization with 71 professionals across 14 nationalities based in Copenhagen, Dubai, India, Panama, and the USA.

The Role

As a Student Assistant, you will work closely with the Funding Team on a mix of analytical, reporting, and project-based tasks. You will gain hands-on exposure to debt capital markets and financing strategy and have the opportunity to contribute to digitalization and AI initiatives across our processes. You will also have responsibility for the production and control of reports whose contents are applied to quarterly reports, internal and external financing activities, and senior management meetings.

Depending on your interests and the team's priorities, you may also get involved in cross-functional projects with other parts of Treasury, e.g. banking infrastructure with Global Cash Management.

You will interact regularly with both internal and external stakeholders, giving you a strong foundation in how treasury operates in a large, global corporation.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining and developing recurring reports (e.g., monthly funding report, bond pricing report, bank wallet report)
• Supporting analyses and execution tasks related to financing transactions in the market
• Ensuring the debt portfolio is accurately reflected in the treasury management system
• Supporting the implementation of new digital and AI solutions to automate Funding Team workflows
• Support funding transactions (corporate bond issuances, corporate financings, etc.)
• General tasks such as updating the group treasury system and including fees invoicing
• Opportunity to take independent responsibility for selected reports and deliverables

Who We're Looking For

• Currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree or about to begin a Master’s programme (September intake) in Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Self-driven, structured, and comfortable team player with high collaboration skills, and can also work independently toward agreed objectives
• Able to juggle multiple tasks with energy and a positive attitude in a fast-paced, international setting
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with programming languages such as VBA, R, MATLAB, or Python are not required but would be a plus
• Experience automating reporting or workflows using AI tools would be an added benefit
• Contract review and interpretation capabilities are not required but would be an added advantage
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort operating in a highly international setting

Work Hours

We offer flexibility, especially around exam periods. We expect approximately 20 hours per week.

Students@Maersk

You will have access to the Students@Maersk network , a community where you can broaden your professional and social network and get additional insight into Maersk as a workplace.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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