Stage - HEAD OFFICE - INTERNAL CONTROL HF

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and health. Present in 60 countries with 66,300 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen are small molecules essential to life, matter, and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the heart of the Group's business since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide's ambition is to be a leader in its industry, to perform well over the long term, and to contribute to a more sustainable world with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

Description of the entity and activity

The Group's Head Office, located at 75 quai d'Orsay, Paris 7th, brings together the main cross-functional activities such as, but not limited to, controlling, compliance, marketing, legal, finance, human resources, shareholder relations, communication, etc.

This unique internship opportunity is located within the Group General Control and Compliance department, more specifically the function of the Group Internal Control. You will therefore have a direct reporting line to the Group Director of Internal Control.

The Internal Control (IC) is a system implemented within the Group (in similarity with other large multinational Corporations) that is aimed to ensure that activities of Air Liquide and the conduct of its collaborators comply with applicable laws, regulations, external and internal standards, and best practices. For example, that the financial data of the organization is fair, accurate, and is timely reconciled; that customers and suppliers undergo specific compliance assessments before being dealt with; or that the organizational matrix does not contain any major segregation of duties conflicts. Additionally, a strong Internal Control system prevents financial frauds and involuntary errors and therefore increases the financial margin of the organization by reducing inefficiencies.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

To support our teams on a daily basis, we are looking for a trainee/intern who will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Contribution to the management of the Internal Control activity through the production and analysis of key indicators for monitoring the Internal Control self-assessment campaigns.
2. Support in preparation of presentations to the Executive Committee of the Group and the Audit and Accounts Committee (e.g., Board of Directors).
3. Participation in projects, both digital (e.g., creation of worldwide Power BI dashboards related to Internal Control activity and its maturity) and organizational (e.g., deployment of the IC frameworks).
4. Creation of methodological support for the Internal Control network and other Operational staff of the organization, and support of the Group Internal Control Director in conducting various related training.
5. Management and administration of the Internal Control communication tools: IC Intranet, IC Community, and IC Space.

Studies: Business School / Engineering School / IAE / Master Audit / Political Sciences (preferably gap year). The expected qualities/skills are as follows:

Qualities: rigor, dynamism, autonomy, curiosity, strong capacity for analysis and synthesis.

Tools: advanced user of MS Office (in particular Excel) or Google Suite (in particular Google Sheets); knowledge of MS Power BI is considered to be a big advantage for your application.

Languages: Fluent English essential (your direct manager will be an English-speaking person).

What can be a plus: Initial experience in internal or external audit or management control; knowledge of ERP/accounting applications and/or Power BI.

Additional Information

Air Liquide has been awarded the Happy Trainees label.

The internship will take place in the Group's historical headquarters in the center of Paris at Quai d'Orsay.

Expected start date: July 2025

Duration: 6 months

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively, and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success, and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

Key Skills

Accounting Software, Economics, Internal Audit, Access Control System, B2C, Executive Support