FP&A Data Automation Intern

COFCO International is a global agri-business with a clear vision, strong values and a positive culture, focused on being a leader in the global grains, oilseeds and sugar supply chains. We provide the food the world needs in a responsible way. Headquartered is Geneva, Switzerland, we are ambitious, with the right structures and culture to meet the world's increasing and changing needs. With 11,000+ people in 35 countries, our global portfolio includes assets across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We trade with over 50 nations, while providing farmers unique direct access to the growing Chinese market.

Job purpose:

Join our global FP&A team in Geneva to support data automation and tooling projects that improve forecasting, reporting and analysis for the commodity business. You will work with FP&A analysts and IT stakeholders to develop, deploy and hand over automation solutions that make financial workflows faster and more reliable.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in development and deployment of data automation solutions (ETL, scripts, dashboards, reporting pipelines).
• Translate user needs into technical requirements and implement solutions with guidance.
• Build documentation, training materials and run handover sessions so non-IT staff can maintain tools.
• Test, validate and troubleshoot automated workflows and reports.
• Support ad-hoc data analysis and automation proof-of-concepts for commodity-focused FP&A processes.

Required qualifications:

• Current student or recent graduate majoring in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or related field.
• Proven experience or demonstrable involvement in data automation projects (scripts, ETL, RPA, Power Query, Python, SQL, or similar).
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving; ability to understand user needs even without prior business domain expertise.
• Good communication and training skills; comfortable explaining technical solutions to non-IT users.
• Interest in the commodity industry.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge in Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) is a plus.
• Familiarity with finance/FP&A concepts, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) or cloud data platforms.

What we offer:

• Hands-on experience on impactful automation projects within a global FP&A team.
• Mentorship from finance and data professionals.
• Opportunity to influence and hand over tools used by business teams.

COFCO International is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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