Location: Bratislava
Start: September - October 2024
Duration: 6 months minimum
Working language: English

This internship is a part of the Placement Slovakia program organizing professional internships for foreign higher education students in Slovakia within the Erasmus+ program.  All applying candidates have to be confirmed to receive an Erasmus+ learning agreement for traineeships, provided by their higher education institution covering the whole internship period.

Company description:
This position is for Slovak branch of a respected global company providing services in reinsurance, insurance, and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing directly and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations, and public sector clients. The team is friendly, open, and welcoming. Employees vary in age, gender, and nationality. The office is located in the center of Bratislava, very close to the main bus station. The office is very modern, winning the prize of most beautiful office for several years, offering fresh fruit every day and unlimited tasty coffee and tea for free.

Internship description: 

• Process payments to and from clients on time
• Liaise with internal staff to ensure correct details are held on internal systems
• Liaise with bank representatives to ensure the correct details are held on the bank account
• File bank account documentation
• Handle, or control, balance sheet reconciliation processes associated with Payments & Receipts
• Payments processing, error resolution, and associated reconciliations
• Investigate/resolve queries from staff and external parties (suppliers, banks)
• Reconcile data in relevant systems on a regular basis

Qualifications:
The position is suitable for a student in the area of finance, banking, accounting, administration, or economics

• Very good comprehension of MS Office (e.g. Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Good verbal and written business communication skills
• Good analytical skills
• Understanding accounting principles is an advantage

Knowledge and skills the trainee can learn during the internship:
Trainees will be trained and involved in real daily work learning and gaining experience every day.
You will learn:

• all about payment processing, ITC, and AML screening of payments
• how to set up new payment connections for our clients
• how to work with ERP system - SAP and other tools e.g. screening of payments, reconciliation tool, SWIFT, data management
• improve MS Windows and Office skills
• practice and improve your English language and Slovak language (in case you are interested)
• cooperate with other teams mainly accounting, treasury, cash management etc.
• on top of daily business, we collaborate on various projects and process innovations to improve a client´s experience with us.​

Benefits:

• Free accommodation provided
• Team-buildings and social events
• Possibility to get a full-time employment offer after the internship
• Support by our team before and during the internship
• Trainings by more senior colleagues and a buddy assigned during the first month (provided by excellent training materials e.g. videos, and written guides.)

Interested candidates, please apply by submitting an online application form at www.placementslovakia.com

We look forward to hearing from you!