Deadline:
January 11, 2025
Location(s)
Denmark Germany Sweden
Various locations
Overview
Are you eager to drive business impact? Are you looking to shape your own career within Finance in a global company with a broad financial landscape and great opportunities?
As a graduate in Arla Finance, we take you on an exciting yet challenging journey across our Finance functions, as you collaborate with stakeholders, and partner with the business across our end-to-end value chain, to create the future of Arla.
Designed to enhance your Finance toolbox, our programme will guide your career towards key roles within Arla Finance.
The future starts here.
Details
The scheme is designed to deliver all the exposure, experience and support you need in order to achieve a successful career in Finance. You will be expected to rotate between finance departments to get a full overview of the function but will predominantly be based at our head office in Leeds.
Arla will fully support your development throughout your 3 years on the scheme, with a programme designed to prepare you for future management roles. Central to this is, we will fund you through your professional CIMA qualifications, including providing paid leave for study during working hours and exams. You will form part of a network of graduates whereby we will further your development in key leadership skills and insights into your learning and work styles, providing you with a suite of skills to succeed in your finance career with us.
Responsibilities
The 3 year scheme consists of rotations between various Finance departments each fulfilling a specific role. Through the rotations, you will gain experience in a range of business areas which may include, but not limited to, Commercial, Supply Chain, Milk Buying and Corporate Finance. We also have a number of production and distribution facilities and shared services centre and there may be an opportunity to experience working alongside one of these teams too.
Responsibilities will grow during your time on the scheme, with the expectation that you will not only successfully complete the roles presented, but will push yourself and your colleagues to identify areas for further improvement. This will include managing and taking ownership for a selection of annual projects.
WHAT WE OFFER?
Beyond numbers. Beyond limits.
Are you passionate about Finance, ambitious, motivated and ready to make an impact? Embark on a journey as a Finance Graduate in Arla Foods to shape the Future of Arla.
In Arla Finance we partner with the business on cross-functional projects to make an impact and drive the business forward. We play a key role in reaching our ambitions for sustainability and take on a data-driven approach to create the future of dairy.
Why choose Arla’s Finance Graduate Programme?
- International opportunities: You will become part of a global company striving to drive value creation. We offer rotations across our Finance functions and locations for your professional and personal growth, as we partner with the business on cross-functional projects across the business.
- Ambitious Frontrunners: We have great strategic ambitions for sustainability, and we are frontrunners on our data and digital agenda. As a Finance graduate you become part of the team of market leaders and play a key role in the company, as we work towards our vision of creating the future of dairy.
- Personal development: In Arla we believe in stronger people and growing with Arla, and therefore your development is our highest priority. You will participate in development camps and receive mentoring to ensure your professional and personal growth, while getting insights into various Finance functions across countries.
The structure of the programme
Through exciting rotations across three Finance functions, we will support your development of core Finance skills, while building on essential competencies within Business & Performance, Data & Digital and Strategy & Execution.
12 months – Home country
- Apply analytical skills into a business context to provide valued guidance for decision-makers
- Understanding financial performance, analysis and modeling
- Building strong relationships and working on the ability to influence
2. Data & Digital
6 months – Home or abroad
- Understand data and leverage it to generate insights for the business
- Grow advanced analytics and visualization skills, building BI and predictive capabilities
- Apply digital technology to automate and optimize tasks
3. Strategy & Execution
6 months – Home or abroad
- Building business cases and proposals for investments and communicating them effectively
- Problem solving, critical thinking and stakeholder management
- Using Finance to drive the business forward and create value
Your Future. Your Growth.
The structure of the two-year graduate programme is designed with a focus on how we can fuel your growth and development.
You will receive a mentor to support your development and receive regular feedback on your performance from your development manager to keep you on track. You will play a big role in designing your own development journey together with your mentor and manager.
No career paths are the same – we need to find yours!
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Our future starts with you
In Arla Finance, we partner with the business and take on a data-driven approach as we spark insights into foresights. To excel within Finance, it is imperative that you are a relationship-builder, have strong analytical skills and are a natural problem-solver – driven by your passion for Finance.
We are looking for candidates with a curious mindset, who want to explore and gain hands-on experiences across various Finance functions to increase their skillset and Grow with Arla.
What makes a Finance Graduate?
- You are aiming towards a career in Finance.
- You have completed a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree no later than 2 years prior to the start of the Finance graduate programme in September.
- You have delivered solid academic results.
- You have relevant experience from a student job or internship.
- You have an analytical and structural mindset, exhibit problem-solving skills and possesses a willingness to learn and explore.
- You exercise our Arla values of Lead, Sense, Create.
- There is no requirement to speak another language than English but is of course a plus. You are not required to speak neither Danish, Swedish or German.
Dates
Deadline: January 11, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
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