Student Assistant

Are you a university student looking to gain practical business experience alongside your studies? Join our Group Communications & SRI Operations team and put your Excel skills to work in a global company. You will support a variety of financial, operational and administrative activities, collaborate with colleagues from around the world and gain valuable insight into how a global communications function operates. Along the way, you will develop practical skills in stakeholder management, problem-solving and business operations that will support your future career. 

About the team 

You will join the Operations team within Group Communications, Public Affairs & SRI. We support colleagues across the global communications function by coordinating financial processes, administration, reporting and events. We also use data and technology to improve how the team works and measures its results. 

About you 

You have excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to own and prioritize requests, paired with high attention to detail and the ability to follow up on sharp deadlines to meet targets. You are a pragmatic communicator and proactive problem solver with good people skills. You focus on results with a can-do attitude and have flexibility to take on and own new tasks as required. 

About the role 
 

You will support our function with financial, operational and administrative tasks related to e.g. purchase orders, invoice management and events as well as contribute to some side projects. 

Main tasks:  

• Create and track purchase orders 
• Support the preparation of accruals and cost allocations 
• Support the onboarding of new vendors and the maintenance of the process
• Track invoices and follow up on their status 
• Populate and maintain accurate information in internal databases 
• Support administrative activities across our function
• Contribute to process improvements and other ad hoc projects as opportunities arise 

 What we are looking for 

• University student, preferably Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• Finance/Accounting experience is an advantage
• Proficient in, and comfortable using, written and spoken English
• Very good comprehension of MS Office (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
• Teammate with strong communication skills
• Flexible and open for new tasks and challenges, willing to learn 
   

The minimum base salary for this job is from 7 EUR gross per hour. Our final offer to you will be set up fairly, considering the skills and experience that you bring to the Swiss Re Group.