Boskalis Finance Traineeship

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>How you can make your mark </strong><br/> How would you like to spend the next 18 months working for Boskalis as a Trainee Project Controller on three different assignments for our Inland infra, Dredging and Offshore Energy department? Are you the curious type, eager to learn a lot, and passionate about your work? The Boskalis financial traineeship might be just the place to kick-start your career! </p><p><strong>What you will be doing </strong><br/> You will be part of the project team for a Dredging, Inland Infra or Offshore Energy project team, and this often means working in challenging conditions. The projects you work on will vary in size, complexity, and duration and your workplace will depend on the project itself. For example: as a Trainee Project Controlling your first assignment might be working for one of our unique, offshore energy projects from our Papendrecht office. Your next assignment could be for the development of one of our biggest projects ever in The Philippines, a place where you would work on location for six weeks at a stretch after which you get four weeks leave. A typical third assignment might be on Dutch soil where you will work for the MarkerWadden project. <br/>  <br/> Working in Project Controlling gives you the opportunity to get involved in Dredging, Inland Infra and Offshore Energy projects within Boskalis, which means you can get acquainted with the entire Boskalis organization – a kick-start for your career within our company. </p><p><strong>What you will be learning </strong><br/> Next to learning on the job during your assignments, we offer an extensive personal development program in between your assignments. You will be able to set personal development goals as well as follow training and courses where you can work on your leadership style, communication, and stakeholder management. Next to personal and leadership development we find it important to give you the opportunity to become a better professional: specific, mainly internal, finance courses are added to the program (for example how to deal with international taxation and hedging of foreign currencies). You will get introduced  to various departments like treasury, insurance, group reporting and others. On top of that you will visit specific company locations, like projects of the various disciplines you are not assigned to, yards where ships are docked, or sites where our equipment is stored and maintained. External trainers and coaches and a Boskalis mentor are there to guide you. </p><p>Your responsibility as Trainee Project Controller is to assist the Project Manager on all financial matters within a project. This means that you: </p><ul><li>will be responsible for project administration, site office management, and the overall financial reporting. </li><li>will be involved in tax, treasury, insurance and contractual matters. </li><li>will interpret the story behind the figures, utilizing your insights and analytical skills to ensure that the right decisions are being made. </li></ul><p><strong>Your qualities  </strong><br/> This is what you need to make your mark as a Trainee Project Controller:    </p><ul><li>Fully completed higher education (Bachelor or Master) in Finance &amp; Control, Financial Accounting, (International) Business Administration, or alike. </li><li>Graduated by September 2023 latest. </li><li>Pro-active, flexible, good in building relationships, taking ownership, eager to learn and quickly understand the bigger picture. </li><li>Full time availability starting September 25, 2023 – if you wish to start sooner we can discuss this, but we cannot guarantee this. </li><li>Entitled to work in the Netherlands for at least the duration of the traineeship. </li><li>A good command of written and spoken English. </li><li>Willingness to work abroad for at least the duration of the traineeship.    </li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p>What you can expect  </p><p>Boskalis Traineeship: Lots of impact on megatrends and lots of growth opportunities. That’s what the Boskalis Traineeship is all about. The Traineeship lasts a total of 18 months during which you will complete three different challenging (international) assignments, tailored to your study and background.   </p><ul><li><u>A dynamic environment</u>: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.  </li><li><u>Rewarding conditions</u>: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such a