Graduate Trainee Finance Internship is an exciting opportunity in Schneider Electric’s finance departments. This hands-on position will expose the graduate intern to a forward-thinking company and develop critical skills that can be utilized throughout their Finance career.
Schneider Electric is a French multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 by Adolphe Schneider and has its headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric operates in over 100 countries and employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
The company’s products and services include electrical distribution and control, industrial automation and control, building automation and control, critical power and cooling solutions, data center infrastructure, and renewable energy solutions. Schneider Electric serves a wide range of customers, including residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as utilities and infrastructure providers.
Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2025 and ensuring that 100% of its products are circular by 2025.
Mission of the Schneider Electric Graduate Trainee Finance Internship:
This graduate internship experience will prepare you for future growth with an understanding in:
- Organizational structure and behaviour and collaboration with various operations’ business partners.
- System knowledge.
- Business justification and decision-making process.
- Skills to identify process gaps and inefficiencies.
- Develop and execute action plans to mitigate waste.
Requirements For The Schneider Electric Graduate Trainee Finance Internship
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or the equivalent.
- Recent graduate within 12 months of graduation.
- Must be a resident of Lagos state.
- Must be available to commence in April 2023.
- Candidates with professional qualifications in finance will have a distinct advantage but not mandatory.
- Knowledge of MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Analytical and computer skills, especially spreadsheet and financial analysis.
- Good problem solving, documentation and analytical skills, the ability to identify the problem and find a solution
- Great teamwork and communication skills
Benefits
- Buddy/mentor – who will help you to smoothly find yourself in our company.
- Training tailored to your needs/experience.
- Relaxed, fun, and engaging environment – we’re not just about business: volunteering, extra projects, and integration events.
- Exposure to a range of Schneider-Electric Process Automation technologies and products.
- Experience in being part of the Schneider-Electric Africa expansion plans.
- Growth opportunities to develop technical and non-technical skills.