Overview
During the summer you will gain valuable work experience to support your studies. We offer versatile tasks in an international company that is committed to sustainable development. We are frontrunners in developing renewable products and we create a future beyond fossils. Join us!
We are now looking for Summer Trainee, Bad Debt Management in Finance Operations to our office located in Tampere.
Greetings from your future team leader
This is a great opportunity to be part of a team with motivated and skilled colleagues and operate in challenging but interesting expertise area with a truly global scope. Bad Debt Management team is responsible for managing legal collection and insolvency processes as well as carrying out bad debt booking and reporting related tasks for all UPM businesses globally. Our summer trainee will learn the whole bad debt management process and its connection to other processes. The trainee will be trusted with responsibility but also having the full support of the team. We are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague to join our team! Eveliina Piilola, Team Leader, Bad Debt Management
What you will do
Main tasks and responsibilities as a Trainee in Bad Debt Management team is participating together with controllers in the following tasks:
-Get to know and carry out standard insolvency and legal collection processes of UPM’s customers globally
-Work with collection agencies and partner lawyers worldwide
-Learn to understand bad debt booking principles and carry out bad debt bookings
-Participate in processing trade credit insurance claims
-Ensure compliance in own responsibility area
-Work as an active member of the team contributing and delivering expertise in a timely, accurate and effective manner to all stakeholders worldwide
Who you are
-You are a student with finance or business law background and already advanced in your studies
-You have good collaboration and communication skills
-You have analytical and detail – oriented mindset
-You are flexible, take initiative and have positive attitude towards changing environment with a can-do attitude
-You are fluent in English and Finnish, other language skills are considered as an asset
-Experience of using SAP, Excel or Sharepoint are considered as an asset
We will onboard you to your tasks, as well as the rules and ways of working in our workplace. From your first day, you are a full member of our working community, and we encourage you to be active, learn, and ask questions about your work.
What do we offer?
Safety and well-being – We prioritize the safety of all our employees, ensuring everyone returns home safely. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment.
A meaningful job – We have an inspiring purpose ‘We create a future beyond fossils!’ We do our work with professional pride, producing high-quality, sustainable products for our customers globally.
Development opportunities – We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
Responsible employer – Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.
Are you ready?
Read more about summer jobs, timeline and applying on www.upm.com/summer or www.upm.com/kesa in Finnish. New positions can still be opened during application period.
Summer recruitment application period ends February 14, 2025. Attachments (CV and Cover letter) will be added simultaneously on our application template.
Notice that you cannot modify your application after submitting by yourself. Submit your application as soon as possible, positions might be filled already before the application period ends.
For support with your application please contact the HR Service Center at summer@upm.com or tel. +358204146600.
A security background check may be performed for those selected to UPM positions, in accordance with the company recruitment guidelines and the Security Clearance Act 726/2014.
UPM is a non-smoking workplace in Finland.
Source: Job Market Finland’s customer information system
