Trainee Finance & Controlling (m/f/d) - 01.09.2026

Your job: opening the gates to the world

With 140 years of retail expertise and more than 10,000 dedicated employees around the world, we offer travelers extraordinary shopping experiences. Our extensive product range fulfills the wishes of global travelers everywhere – whether in airport duty‑free shops, above the clouds or on a cruise. And yet, we realise that our continued success also depends on our people, who give their best each day in our shared effort to keep our customers inspired. Join our team and discover what we can achieve together.

We are looking for you to join our corporate headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity on September 1, 2026

Trainee Finance & Controlling (m/f/d) –

Your new job includes

As a trainee in Finance & Controlling, you will take on responsibility in an international environment right from the start of our 18-month program.

• You will help make informed decisions, analyze figures, identify correlations, and help take our business to the next level strategically.
• You will learn about our business from the ground up and understand how figures, strategies, and decisions interact in international travel retail.
• Through assignments in Controlling, Finance, and Treasury at our headquarters, you will hone your professional expertise and gain deep insights into the management of our company.
• You will take responsibility early on, work on your own projects, and tackle challenging tasks, including internationally, e.g., at our retail locations or in subsidiaries.
• You will support management with business cases, deliver sound analyses, and proactively contribute your own ideas.
• You will continuously develop professionally and personally and build a strong network within the company.

We offer you

• Mentoring on equal terms: A personal mentor from top management who will support you both professionally and personally.
• Arriving together: A structured onboarding process together with your trainee cohort, including network building right from the start.
• Your individual learning journey: Your own trainee learning journey that helps you advance in a targeted manner – professionally, personally and strategically.
• International experience: A several‑month assignment abroad at one of our international locations.
• Security & prospects: A permanent employment contract from the outset.
• Well‑being: Bike leasing & urban sports.

What you should bring along

• A completed degree with a focus on economics and a specialization in finance or controlling.
• At least 6 months of practical experience, ideally in the area of finance and controlling, e.g., through internships or working‑student positions.
• Software skills: confident use of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; ideally, basic user knowledge of SAP.
• Intercultural mindset: Experience abroad (e.g., internship or semester abroad) and very good German and English skills.
• Analytical thinking, a confident manner, and persuasiveness.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to get to know our international locations worldwide.

What you can be excited about

• Attractive employee discounts
• Subsidised public transport
• Varied free canteen
• International work opportunities

We welcome all people, regardless of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, social background or disability.