Internship – Finance (Marketing and Sales Controlling)

Finance

Internship – Finance (Marketing and Sales Controlling)

Do you love diving into financial data, building dashboards, and partnering with commercial teams to drive business insights? Are you an analytical, detail-oriented student with a passion for finance and international business? Then apply now and join us as our new Topline Controlling Finance Intern in our Hoofddorp office starting September 2025!

In this internship, you will be part of the Topline Controlling Finance team, within our Danone Specialized Nutrition Global Headquarters. Our purpose is to act as strategic business partners to Marketing and Sales, driving topline growth through financial insights and performance analysis. During this internship, you will collaborate with global teams and support on key reporting, forecasting, and strategic planning initiatives.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Supporting monthly closures: consolidating, analyzing, and presenting Net Sales performance
• Assisting in rolling out forecasts and strategic planning processes
• Designing and improving financial dashboards using Power BI
• Generating A&P (Advertising & Promotion) reports and guiding stakeholders on budget tracking
• Participating in transversal finance projects across the organization

Meet your future manager!

Your manager will be Pieter Bankers, Senior Finance Manager for Medical Nutrition.

About you

As a Topline Controlling Finance intern, analytical thinking and communication will be second nature to you. You can work independently, manage deadlines, and have a strong eye for detail. On top of that? You’re a proactive team player who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and grow in a dynamic, international environment.

Key requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's student in Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related field for the entire duration of the internship
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must be enrolled in a Dutch university and have a valid Dutch residency permit
• For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone
• Available to start in September 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Advanced skills in Excel (including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables); knowledge of Power BI is a plus
• Able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least 2–3 days per week (hybrid setup)

About Danone

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer:

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.40 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA.

Need more information? Please contact Chris Katsaitis, Campus Recruiter Intern via chris.katsaitis@danone.com

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.