Graduation: Analyzing Chain Liability

This graduation assignment is offered within Damen Global Support in Gorinchem, where the Accounts Payable department is responsible for the efficient and compliant processing of incoming supplier invoices across multiple entities within the Damen Shipyards Group. The team focuses on process optimization, automation, and compliance with financial regulations and internal policies, with continuous improvement and digitalization as key priorities.

The role

As an intern, you will work on a graduation assignment focused on the automation of the Chain Liability (WKA) process within Accounts Payable, including the improvement of supplier documentation management. You will also focus on compliance aspects as part of the Accounts Payable scope. The objective of this assignment is to design an automated end-to-end process that improves efficiency, reduces manual work, and ensures compliance with legal and audit requirements.

At the end of the assignment, you will deliver a clear process design and implementation plan that can be used by the organization to improve the current way of working.

Key accountabilities

As an intern, you will:

• Analyze the current WKA process within Accounts Payable
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, and inefficiencies in both processing and documentation flow
• Conduct interviews with the team, Procurement colleagues and possible suppliers
• Investigate automation opportunities within SAP and Process Director
• Design automated triggers for requesting missing documentation
• Develop a structured approach for compliance monitoring and audit-proof documentation
• Deliver an end product that will improve the WKA process, and possibly implement the first steps

Skills & experience

At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program within Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Interest in process optimization, automation, and finance operations
• Basic understanding of financial processes and financial law is a plus
• Affinity with systems such as SAP or workflow tools is a plus
• Fluent in both English and Dutch
• Fulltime availability, on site in Gorinchem

What we offer

• Mentoring at academic level throughout the internship
• An internship/graduation fee and travel allowance for the duration of the assignment
• A dynamic and international working environment within Damen
• The opportunity to contribute to a real-life process improvement project
• Insight into Finance, Procurement, and digital transformation processes
• Possibility to build a professional network within Damen

Other

This assignment is available to start as soon as possible, depending on your availability.

Due to housing issues, we cannot accept international students who do not yet have accommodation in the Netherlands.