Intern - Product Costing

Job Description:

Internship Program at Huntsman – Krakow GBS –

Costing Team Intern

About Us:

Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, with a diverse range of products that improve the quality of life for people around the world. Our products are used in various sectors including transportation, construction, and energy, to name a few. We are committed to innovation, sustainable development, and making a positive impact in the communities where we operate.

At our Krakow Global Business Services (GBS) HUB, we provide essential services across multiple functions, including Finance, Purchasing, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and more. We are currently seeking motivated and talented individuals to join our Internship Program.

About the Program

This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your skills in a dynamic, global business environment. Our Internship Program offers exposure to finance and product costing processes, enabling you to work alongside experienced professionals and contribute to real activities that have a direct impact on our business.

Do you think you’re the right fit for this opportunity? Apply today! 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support monthly standard costing activities, including preparation of input files, data downloads and follow-up checks.
• Support preliminary and final costing runs by preparing analyses, checking outputs, reviewing month-on-month cost changes and highlighting unusual results or missing data to the team.
• Assist with analysis of purchase price variances, production variances and stock-related data, including investigating reasons for differences and checking purchase order and pricing data.
• Support recurring costing and inventory-related reconciliations, including gathering source data, comparing warehouse data across systems and documenting open items.
• Assist with master-data and costing-data quality checks, including reviewing costing errors and supporting follow-up on required corrections.
• Support checks of intercompany and interplant freight, inbound freight and other cost components included in product costs.
• Prepare and update standard reports, working files and supporting documentation for monthly processes and internal controls.
• Help maintain and improve desk procedures, process descriptions and task documentation, participate in team improvement initiatives, and support ad hoc analysis related to costing and inventory.

About You

• You are currently pursuing or have recently completed studies in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Controlling, Business Administration or a related field.
• Interest in product costing, management accounting, financial analysis and manufacturing processes.
• An analytical mindset, attention to detail and confidence in working with numbers and structured data.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.
• You are proactive, energetic, have a positive can-do attitude with a willingness to learn and work in an international environment with much initial support.
• You are well-organized and you have strong communication skills.
• You can communicate fluently in English (written and spoken).
• You have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications; familiarity with SAP is an advantage but is not required.
• You are available at least 30 hours/week.

What We Offer

• Paid internship with a Civil Contract (Umowa zlecenie) for 12 months (maximum 18 months).
• Initial training and continuous support working with experienced mentors and colleagues who will guide you throughout the Internship Program.
• Flexibility related to working hours (with a minimum of 30 hours/week and a maximum of 40 hours/week).
• Hybrid work policy allowing you to work both in the office and remotely.
• A friendly and stimulating atmosphere, with the possibility to work with experts in their field within a global company and the chance to develop your career based on your ambitions, while building a professional network.
• A modern office in the city center for a newly established Hub, with coffee/tea/fruit (and more) available to you.
• High-performing interns may be considered for future full-time positions within Huntsman.

What next? 

If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative, and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.

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