Finance Trainee

DHL Global Forwarding is hiring a Finance Trainee in Nairobi, Kenya to support essential finance functions, including data analysis, issue resolution, and financial reporting under supervision. This role involves explaining financial matters to colleagues and contributing to the quality of financial data. If you hold a Bachelor’s degree and are a recent graduate eager to learn and grow within a global logistics leader, explore this opportunity to develop your finance career.

Would you like to be part of the most international company in the world? A company operating in more than 220 countries worldwide and has been pioneering cross-border express shipping since 1969.  Would you like to be part of a business that connects people across the globe and want to make a difference? Then waste no time and join our amazing team at DHL Group. DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) is the Group’s air, ocean, and road freight specialist. We offer standardized transport as well as highly specialized end-to-end solutions to customers in a wide range of industries globally.

Who lands Legendary deals?  You do.– DHL Global Forwarding has an opening for an Finance Trainee in Nairobi, Kenya. Administer finance processes and policies related to two or more of the Finance Job Families (e.g. a combination of RTR, PTP and Controlling activities) by developing, maintaining and providing financial information, plans and projections for the business in line with finance plans and processes, accounting standards, policies and legal framework.

Join us in connecting people and improving lives!

About the role

In this Finance Trainee position

• Conduct tasks and activities related to Controlling and Accounting as per laid down standards and guidelines
• Provide input on interpretation and understanding of finance matters such as explaining facts, processes and practices related to finance as required by customers and stakeholders
• Identify and resolve issues as per defined financial processes, systems and methods
• Perform tasks/ interactions that mostly address immediate finance issues such as producing and validating data and numbers
• Improve the quality of internal and external financial data
• Respond to enquiries and provide information related to finance
• Administer finance processes and policies related to two or more of the Finance Job Families (e.g. a combination of RTR, PTP and Controlling activities) for the defined organization under supervision
• Gather data and information and perform analysis of financial studies to prepare summary reports for management and to develop forward looking financial insights

Stakeholders

• Explain facts, policies and practices related to job area
• Support and interact primarily with colleagues of own sub-function
• Develop a network of contacts to build up relationships and strengthen the organizational, product and market knowledge

Management Responsibility

• Individual contributor without direct responsibility for leading others

About you

Now, here is what we need from you!

Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification (second upper class or its equivalent)

Experience Level: Fresh Graduates

We offer:

• Opportunities in a global company where you can contribute your ideas and skills to move towards our shared goals.
• Possible further career development
• Competitive salary

Why join DHL Global Forwarding?

We are part of DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics provider with operations in over 220 countries. Visit our career site.

Our TOP EMPLOYER prestigious certification attests to our best-in-class efforts to attract and retain talent by fostering a positive work environment and encouraging personal and professional development among employees. The development of talented women in our organization is an ongoing key focus area.

We aspire to become the undisputed leader in our industry, when people think of forwarding; we want them to think DGF because we have:

• The largest global network with more than ~30,000 passionate employees
• The most efficient processes and fastest response times
• The best solutions and best customer service

Our Vision:      The Logistics Company for the World.
Our Mission:    Excellence. Simply Delivered.
Our Purpose:   Connecting People, improving lives.
Our Values:     Respect & Results
Our Goals:       Employer, Provider, and Investment of Choice, Living Responsibility