Job Description
In this role, you have the opportunity to
Translate available data sources into structured information and guidance, so you will enable an enriched decision making process in Board of Management meetings to increase value for Philips.
You are responsible for
Projects:
- Work with the team lead on Capex post review, template improvements and ppt’s to CFO
- Another te be defined specific project relevant for second half 2018
Operational processes:
- Support the Latest View process, consolidation, and analytics (Philips group P&L).
- Support the January, March & June Rolling Forecast process, analysis and presentation (Philips Group P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow).
The Corporate Finance Analyst team focusses on performance measurement, control, and analysis of Philips Group results. By analyzing financial datasets and analytics from the ‘Group Accounting & Consolidation’ and the ‘Advanced Reporting & Analytics’ teams, the ‘Corporate Analyst team’ is the primary source of financial explanation and understanding for the Philips Executive Committee, the Investor Relations department, Corporate Treasury, and Group Strategy.
By leading the ‘Strategic Plan’ and ‘Annual Operating Plan’ processes the team operates as sparring partner to the broader company. Throughout the planning & performance cycles we are active in monitoring business performance and providing business leaders with clear explanations for performance variances and deliver actionable insights to achieve targets. With clear understanding of the results we initiate the narrative of external communication in platforms such as the annual report, quarterly press releases, and Capital Market Day presentations, but also internal communication for ExCo and SvB meetings on “Performance & Outlook” of the financial performance.
You will be based in our global head office in Amsterdam.
- Studying towards your Master degree (WO/University level) in a Business Economics, Finance and/ or Accounting oriented study.
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Fluent in oral and written English.
- You possess excellent communication skills that will enable you to communicate at the highest level of our management
- Accounting and valuation knowledge is a pre.
- Able to work with remote of cross-functional teams.
- Ability to learn and use planning and reporting tools to realize deliverables.
- You are a team player with ability to work under pressure and in some moments able to make solitary decisions to continue your project
Work experience in a corporate environment dealing with financials consolidated at Group level and to gain insights across the financial statements (P&L, BS & CF) and Philips businesses. You will have the opportunity to learn and to describe financial performance in a crisp & clear manner sensible to executive management.
- This internship assignment is not suitable to conduct your thesis
- We are looking for student that are able to run an internship for at least 6 months, but we do prefer students to extend until 12 months
- We are looking for students that are able to start as soon as possible, but no later than August/September 2018.