Finance Trainee (French/German/Dutch Speaker)

About the role

ALEBS (Air Liquide Europe Business Services) is recruiting a Finance Trainee (m/f) who speaks French, German or Dutch. During 9 to 12 months, the trainee drives operational excellence across Record-to-Report, Order to Cash, Treasury Operations, Intercompany coordination and Accounts Payable, while delivering a continuous improvement initiative to streamline a financial close or reconciliation routine.

Key responsibilities

• R2R and month-end close: end-to-end recurring journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and financial close support under GAAP/IFRS.
• Order to Cash: assist with customer orders, billing and payment reconciliation.
• Treasury and liquidity operations: daily bank statement reconciliations, cash positioning, payment and receipt processing, and liquidity forecast inputs.
• Intercompany matching and settlement: cross-border trade and non-trade balance reconciliation, discrepancy resolution with global finance counterparts and netting setup.
• Process optimization: automate manual Excel/ERP tasks and document standardized accounting procedures.
• Accounts Payable: support vendor invoice processing, match purchase orders to goods receipts and reconcile supplier statements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Management or a related field.
• Mandatory English and at least one other language: French, German or Dutch.
• Passion for collaboration with people from different cultures and openness to a new environment and ways of working.
• Eagerness to take on challenges and drive change in the organization.

What we offer

• Clear career development within a global industry leader and networking in an international environment.
• On-the-job learning and a hybrid working model.
• Competitive compensation including health insurance and meal allowance.