Internship Group Financial Controlling

Henkel; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 12,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse growth opportunities

Wellbeing standards

Attractive remuneration

Flexible working hours

Global experience

Interns community

Job summary

Henkel invites you to join its Group Financial Controlling internship at the Düsseldorf headquarters. You will gain insights into how financial performance is steered across a global organization and work on a broad range of controlling topics, including planning, reporting and performance management.

The role starts January/February 2027 for 5-6 months, offers flexible hours, a hybrid model, and an attractive salary between €1,050 and €2,270 gross per month.

Qualifications

• Studies in business-related fields; economics, management or finance favored.
• Internship in finance, controlling or a related analytical field preferred.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI and Copilot a plus.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a finance focus.
• Available January/February 2027 for 5–6 months.

Responsibilities

• Join Henkel's Group Financial Controlling team at the Düsseldorf headquarters.
• Explore controlling topics: planning, reporting, budgeting, performance management.
• Support analyses, management reporting, planning cycles and related projects.
• Own selected processes and initiatives with stakeholders across functions.
• Contribute ideas to improve processes and ways of working.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

English communication

Proactive ownership

Education

Business-related studies

Tools

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Copilot

Job description

About this Position

What you´ll do

• Join our dynamic and internationalGroup Financial Controlling team at Henkel's headquarters in Düsseldorfand gain insights into how financial performance is steered across aglobal organization
• Explore a broad range ofcontrolling topics, including planning, reporting, budgeting, performancemanagement, strategic controlling and functional controlling
• Support financial analyses,management reporting, planning cycles and projects that contribute to decision-makingand the way we gather, as well as utilize performance data
• Take ownership of selectedprocesses and initiatives while collaborating with stakeholders acrossfunctions and businesses in an open and development-orientated environment
• Contribute your own ideas,challenge existing approaches, help identify opportunities to improveprocesses and ways of working, and understand how our operations are structured and supported

What makes you a good fit

• Studies in business-relatedfields, preferably with a major in economics, management or finance
• Initial internship experience in finance, controlling or a related analytical field is preferred
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills; German is not mandatory
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint knowledge; experience with Power BI and Copilot is a plus
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills combinedwith a genuine interest in finance and controlling
• Proactive, resilient, and eagerto take ownership, learn, and drive improvements
• Availability as of January/February 2027, ideally for 5-6 months

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Attractive Remuneration
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work model
• Global Experience
• Interns Community

We offer you an attractive salary between€1.050-2.270 gross per month. The exact amount of the remuneration depends onthe desired duration, the type of internship (voluntary or mandatory) andexisting degrees.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, generations and disabilities. If there are any specific accommodations or adjustments you require for the interview process or your on-site appointment, please inform us, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.

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