Financial Trainee (Tax)

Would you like to gain your first professional experience in an international company and discover how tax and finance processes work from the inside?

Join the Bayer GBS Finance Internship Program and develop your skills with support from experienced professionals. During the internship, you will gain hands-on exposure to tax-related finance activities, work with financial data and digital tools, and collaborate with international teams.

Internship Purpose

To develop practical knowledge of tax-related finance processes while supporting accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of recurring activities. The internship provides hands-on experience in data preparation, reconciliations, reporting, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration within the Finance and Tax environment.

What's in it for you?

• Gain hands-on experience in tax and finance processes delivered in an international environment.

• Learn how financial data, supporting documents, and tax-related reports are prepared and checked.

• Receive guidance and feedback from experienced Finance and Tax professionals.

• Develop analytical, digital, communication, and problem-solving skills through real business activities.

• Build knowledge of process documentation, controls, data quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Tasks & Success Measures:

• Search for and review documents and information related to commercial transactions, including invoices, transport documents, and product specifications.

• Verify that data required for reporting is complete and compliant with applicable requirements.

• Help resolve missing or inconsistent documentation in cooperation with the team.

• Enter data into the system in accordance with team guidelines.

• Support corrections to system data when errors or changes are identified.

• Assist with communication with other departments to obtain the necessary information.

• Support the analysis of data concerning the movement of goods.

• Participate in team meetings as needed.

• Prepare supporting summaries and data compilations.

• Prepare basic reports for the company’s internal use.

• Support the team’s ongoing work to align data with legal and regulatory requirements.

Success in this internship will be measured by the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data and documentation, as well as effective collaboration, adherence to team guidelines, and continuous learning.

Who You Are:

• Mandatory active student status in Finance and Accounting, Economics, Tax, Controlling, Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Basic understanding of accounting and finance; an interest in taxation and regulatory topics is an advantage.

• At least intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including working with formulas, tables, filters, and data sets.

• Good analytical skills, attention to detail, and a strong focus on accuracy.

• Ability to organize tasks, meet agreed deadlines, and communicate proactively when clarification is needed.

• Good written and spoken English; B2 level or above is preferred.

• Availability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, including one day per week in the GBS Gdansk office.

• Curiosity, willingness to learn, responsibility, and openness to feedback.

• Familiarity with SAP, Power BI, tax tools, automation, or AI-enabled business tools is a plus.

What we offer:

• A contract of mandate with an hourly rate of PLN 31.40 gross.

• An internship for a minimum of 3 months, with the possibility of extension to 6 or 9 months.

• Practical experience in tax and finance, support from experienced professionals, and participation in real business activities.

• Opportunities to develop analytical, digital, language, and AI-related knowledge and skills in an international environment.