Student Assistant - EUR Ocean Finance (Early Careers)

Are you a final-year Master's student in Finance looking for more than a traditional student job? Then this is a unique opportunity to step into a real Finance Business Partner role at Maersk, work closely with senior stakeholders, and gain hands-on experience in how finance drives business decisions in a global company.

In this part-time student position, you will join the Europe Region Ocean Finance team, where you will be the Student Finance Business Partner to the Ocean Surcharges and Value-Added Services (VAS) team. You will be the sparring partner to the Europe Head of Surcharges and VAS, and your key responsibility will be to bridge business and finance every day.

What we offer

We offer one of the most exciting student jobs in Copenhagen for an ambitious finance student, where you become part of an international corporation with endless possibilities while working with the field where finance meets business. In this position, we offer you:

• Real responsibility from day-one: You will get your own tasks from the start and gain exposure to senior business stakeholders who will value your insights. This is a role with meaningful ownership - not just a position supporting in the background.
• Experience with business partnering: You will get valuable experience within the field of finance business partnering, with hands on experience with recurring reporting, supporting decision making and actually becoming a trusted sparring partner.
• Steep learning curve: You will quickly start your journey where you will learn about the shipping industry and tackle finance issues.
• International work culture: You will become part of a diverse and international environment with colleagues from around the world.
• Strong foundation for your future career: This job is a perfect career opportunity for you who wish to either continue your journey in Maersk or see yourself working with finance in other fields such as consulting and strategy.

About you

We imagine that you are studying Finance or Accounting at a Master´s level at a Danish university and are ready to take your development to the next level. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is:

• Analytical: You are motivated by diving deep into complex problems with a structured approach. Ideally you have experience with data analytics.
• Relationship builder: You love working with people and are service minded. You have excellent communication skills and enjoy working with different stakeholders with non-finance backgrounds.
• Eager learner: You are motivated by learning and growing as a professional. You bring curiosity and ambition into your work and development.
• Accountable: You thrive with responsibility and you are a reliable and trustworthy individual.

It is a requirement that you are proficient in English both spoken and written and that you are able to work 15-20 hours per week from our office at Esplanaden 50, Copenhagen, with flexibility around exams. Please note this is a 8 months fixed term contract with an anticipated start date of 1st October.

It would be an advantage if:

• You have a strong academic track record, showing that you understand finance and that you are excellent at problem-solving.
• You have experience from other student jobs, showing that you understand what it takes to juggle your studies and a student job.
• You are proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.

The role

Become a Student Assistant in the Finance Business Partnering team, where you translate financial insights into clear recommendations that will help the Ocean Surcharges and VAS team in achieving their financial targets. You will achieve this by:

• Performance management: Own the recurring reporting and turn financial data into insights that help stakeholders understand performance and make more informed decisions
• Problem solving: Analyse business challenges, identify root causes, and help shape recommendations based on financial and commercial insights.
• Business partnering: Work closely with stakeholders across finance and business, supporting ad hoc analysis and acting as a trusted sparring partner.

If you are ambitious, curious, and ready to take on real responsibility in one of the world’s leading logistics companies, we would love to hear from you.

We have an ambitious recruitment timeline; we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible by submitting your CV and max. 1 page application.

If you have any questions regarding the application, please feel free to reach out to Victoria Klyablina per email on victoria.klyablina@maersk.com.

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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