Student Assistant - Group Treasury

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Do you want to be a part of a dynamic and passionate team responsible for managing DFDS’ financial risk, funding, and cash management at Group level? Are you looking for a position where you can add to your academic foundation by applying your analytical skillset to real world financial problems in a multinational company? Then you could be the newest addition to our Treasury team.

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About the role
The position offers an exciting opportunity to develop your professional competencies in a professional and dynamic environment with a high degree of knowledge sharing and sparring.

Placed in our new headquarter on Marmormolen in Copenhagen, you will be a part of an ambitious team consisting of seven people based in both Denmark and in Istanbul.

On a daily basis, you will be collaborating closely with many internal colleagues as well as with DFDS’ financial institutions.

As Student Assistant in Group Treasury, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Drive Treasury reporting – including cash, debt, commodities, interest rates, and foreign exchange
• Provide reports and analyses to Senior Management on liquidity, debt, financial risks, and hedging of these to ensure compliance towards Financial Policies
• Reporting compliance towards our financial counterparties
• Develop robust financial models in Excel, driving efficiency and accuracy
• Participate in various Treasury related tasks and projects, in relation to hedging of financial risks, optimisation of cash management setup, intercompany loans, guarantees etc.

In addition, you will also be supporting ad-hoc tasks related to the daily treasury operations, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to more complex tasks and projects as you develop in the role.

The position is planned for 15-20 hours/week and will be flexible around exam schedules.

About you
You are ideally at the end of your bachelor's or start of your master’s degree within e.g. Economics, Finance or Business Administration, and have a natural interest in Finance and Economics.

As a person, you are ambitious, curious, and collaborative by nature with a positive attitude towards challenges. Whether it’s challenging the status quo or diving into complex tasks, you approach everything with optimism and a team-oriented attitude.

Ideally, you also have the following qualifications:

• Work independently, systematically, and take ownership of your tasks
• An eye for the detail and deliver in high quality on time
• Ability to handle different priorities at the same time, and working with several stakeholders
• Analytical mindset with flair for IT and good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Knowledge of financial derivatives is an advantage
• Fluent in English both in speaking and writing

Join the movement and grow with us.
Working at DFDS
While you’re with us, we’ll encourage you to challenge yourself to acquire new skills and perspectives. We strive to continuously develop our employees, thus enabling them to take on increased responsibilities. We do this by investing in growing our employees through close sparring and providing developing tasks and a high degree of responsibility.

At DFDS, we promote a great workplace with a diverse and vibrant community, and a healthy work/life balance. Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique, modern workplace. Here, we enjoy our own game room, various social events, fitness and massage opportunities, cantina and café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view, all just 5 minutes from the nearest train & metro station.

You’ll also get the opportunity to join our student community, where you can participate in social and professional activities and connect with fellow students from various departments across the organization.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.
If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your application, CV and any relevant exam papers, as we're interested in learning more about the courses you’ve taken at university).

As we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis, please apply as soon as possible and latest on Thursday, 1 May 2025.

If there is something you need to know, we haven’t covered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to Christian Skytte Poulsen, Senior Treasury Manager at 45 91374248 / chrpoul@dfds.com or Peter Bruun-Larsen, Treasury Analyst 45 22712830 / petbruu@dfds.com.

Department Office careers Locations DFDS Headquarter (Marmorvej 18, Copenhagen) Employment type Part-time People manager position No

About DFDS Denmark

About DFDS
We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 17,000 full-time employees.

We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary and related transport and logistics solutions.

We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.

DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.

Be part of DFDS and be part of the movement.