Financial Controlling – Student Placement 12 Months

BASF plc is a subsidiary of BASF SE, marketing a wide range of BASF products in the UK. These include agricultural solutions, automotive refinish paints, acrylic monomers, fine chemicals, intermediate chemicals, speciality chemicals, dispersions, and plastics. The sales centre for BASF plc and the business service functions for all BASF Group companies operating in the UK, are located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, the headquarters of the BASF Group in the UK. BASF plc is an agent for BTC Europe GmbH, our pan-European in-house distributor, focused on speciality chemicals and performance polymers. As well as the headquarters in Stockport, BASF plc has sites in Alfreton, Bradford, Widnes and Bury St Edmunds.

Responsibilities

This twelve-month placement within the Agricultural Solutions Division at BASF Plc, located in Stockport, is an excellent opportunity to join the world’s leading chemical company and gain valuable insight into the dynamic business environment of a global organization.

• We’re looking for an ambitious and hardworking intern to join our business controlling team for a twelve month placement. Working within our specialist Agricultural Solutions business you’ll play an active role in all aspects of the team’s work.
• In addition, your main areas of responsibility will include, but not be limited to: Data analysis & visualisation, producing monthly financial & market reports, forecasting, budgets and working with SAP.
• Finally, you will work with multiple internal stakeholders, including senior members of the team and develop personal and professional skills that will be transferable into any business environment.

Qualifications

• You are working towards a mathematics, business or financial related degree, on course for at least a 2:1. Please ensure that you include your A Level (or equivalent) grades when submitting your CV.
• You are proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• You are a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and work management skills.

Benefits

Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and “on-the-job” training as part of a committed team.

We believe that diversity and inclusion make the difference. Only when people with diverse backgrounds come together, contribute their various experiences and attitudes, and look at challenges from different perspectives, will creative innovations and ground-breaking solutions be created. We celebrate diversity and we actively promote an inclusive work environment. In the UK we have an active Diversity & Inclusion Strategy Action Group and work closely with external partner Inclusive Employers. We are an equal opportunities employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard or reference to age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status and other protected characteristics. For more information please visit: https://www.basf.com/gb/en/careers/why-join-basf/basf-locally.html

Location: Stockport

Closing Date: 09.08.2024

About Us

Operating in the UK since 1880, BASF currently has 11 locations across the UK, from Littlehampton on the South Coast of England to Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Our UK headquarters are in Stockport, Greater Manchester and that’s where our sales and services teams are based. From our six manufacturing sites across the UK, we supply raw materials to most industries including agriculture, automotive, chemicals, construction, energy and pharmaceuticals. You can find out a bit more about where over 700 people from our amazing BASF team work here https://www.basf.com/gb/en/who-we-are/BASF-in-the-United-Kingdom.html