Trainee

Trainee (m/f/div) Finance

Essen | Full time

What we offer you

You have finished your studies or are about to do so and would like to contribute your acquired knowledge and creative ideas to us without committing yourself to a specific job?

Over a period of 18 months, you will gain insights into the global finance, controlling, accounting and tax functions of Evonik Industries AG and get to know the work processes in an international group by working at different locations. You will be mentored by experienced colleagues in your area of responsibility. You will also develop your technical and methodological skills on the job and off the job in workshops, seminars and your own projects.

You will have the opportunity to get involved in a project on social and/or sustainable topics. These activities will take place together with other Evonik trainees. You will have the opportunity to expand your network from day one and lay the foundation for your career start in Controlling, Finance, Accounting or Taxes! A stay abroad is an integral part of the program.

The final selection of applicants will take place at the end of May as part of a digital assessment center.

On November 1, 2025, the trainee program offers you the start of an exciting career in the Evonik Group. We look forward to receiving your application!

Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in practice: Discover both the operational and strategic side of our finance department and learn how we work with numbers and data

• Get involved: Actively support our management in planning, controlling and analyzing our business – we want your ideas for strategic goals!

• Take responsibility: Work on exciting projects in our finance department, accounting, controlling and taxes and get the opportunity to take responsibility early on

• Shape the future: Contribute to the creation of management reports and decision templates – your opinion counts!

• Grow together: Expand your skills together with trainees from other areas and build a valuable network within and outside of the finance department, accounting, controlling and taxes

Requirements

• Academic background: You have completed your master's degree in business administration or industrial engineering with a focus on finance, controlling or accounting with above-average grades.

• Practical experience: You have gained initial practical experience, e.g. through internships, and have knowledge in the areas of digitalization, predictive forecasting or big data analytics

• International perspective: You can demonstrate your mobility through initial experiences abroad

• Languages: You are business fluent in German and English, both orally and in writing

• Overview of the big picture: You have a strong understanding of processes and end-to-end responsibility – you think outside the box

• Creative problem solver: You take a holistic view of issues from different perspectives and develop creative solutions independently

Your benefits

With us, it's not just performance-related pay and the promotion of your personal development and professional qualifications that are a matter of course. Discover your other benefits with us:

• Permanent employment contract: After successful completion of the trainee program, you will be taken on as a permanent employee

• Smart work: Flexible working hours in the home office and office (up to 60% home office depending on the area of work) - find the right model with us

• Working hours: Standard 37.5-hour week and flexitime

• Vacation: 30 days vacation & additional vacation

• Remuneration: Above-average remuneration, profit-sharing and employee tariffs & discount campaigns

• Further development: Promotion & further development through mentoring programs as well as the assumption of responsible tasks that prepare you for your future specialist or management position

• Future: company pension scheme & long-term account

• Health: Health management with a wide range of offers. Promotion of the use of our in-house fitness studios and a wide range of sports and exercise programs

• Catering: Healthy & balanced meals in our staff restaurants

• Corporate culture: We promote an open culture with equal career opportunities for all employees in over 100 countries and focus on diversity as a success factor for more creativity, innovation and sustainability

• Family & career: Support through childcare facilities, childcare allowance, children's holiday program and support services for caring for relatives (e.g. time off work)