DFDS Graduate Programme - Finance

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Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction and help shape our company? If so, we are looking for new sharp, highly motivated candidates to join our DFDS Graduate Programme starting in September 2025.

Be part of the movement - and play your part.
About the role
DFDS Graduate Programme is a two-year fast track for recent graduates in a fast-moving business. With several acquisitions over the past few years and more on the horizon, DFDS is growing, and our Finance Division plays an essential role in this process.

The programme is designed to enhance your professional toolbox and provide insight into the path your career can take. During the two-year programme, you will have three different rotations. The programme will take you on an exciting yet challenging journey, placing you within diverse and talented teams in shipping and logistics. In addition, you will expand your competencies in various areas of finance getting hand-on experience with:

• Business Partnering, where you will strengthen your abilities within business performance analysis and expand your cross-cultural competencies.
• Forecasting process, learning how to identify which areas of shipping and logistics require in-depth analysis to improve business performance.
• Consolidation, accounting, and analysis.
• You will also carry out daily tasks that may include tracking and follow-up of customer profitability, development of new KPI reports, and assisting with management reporting for the division to senior management.
• Delivering analyses to management, highlight performance gaps and potential investment opportunities.

In short you will be working with many highly skilled colleagues across business units, core group functions, and with senior management.

About you
In DFDS, we think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we are sure that you:

• Have completed or are in process of a relevant master’s degree in a relevant finance field no more than a year prior to the start of the Programme
• Have relevant work experience from a student job or internship
• Have outstanding analytical skills
• Are a strong team player who values great collaboration, and is passionate about making an impact
• Are highly curious to learn and want to take part in a professional and individual development journey

Working at DFDS
Join the movement and grow with us.

By joining DFDS Graduate Programme, you will be part of a network with other graduates from our business, and through the Danish Shipping Education you will also build a strong network within the maritime sector in Denmark. We promise you a steep learning curve, three challenging rotations – and starting out your career with a twist of vessels, trucks, and warehouses.

Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique and modern workplace where you can enjoy our game room, fitness facilities, cantina & café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view – all just 5 minutes from Nordhavn train and metro stations. This is where you will start your DFDS career, and in the second rotation you will experience working in one of our many offices outside of Denmark. We haven’t yet decided where you will go for the last rotation – but we will find something interesting matching your competencies and our business need.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop and move yourself on. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace; besides, we've will also offer training courses and a mentor who can directly support your professional growth.

Are we a match? Then go ahead and apply now.
If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you no later than January 12th, 2025.

Upload your CV, and application preferably in one PDF-file and explain:

• Why you are interested in joining the DFDS Graduate Programme
• How you believe that our programme will kickstart your career
• How you see yourself contributing to the programme the most
• What you think your biggest challenge(s) will be

We look forward to hearing from you.

Department Office careers Locations DFDS Headquarter (Marmorvej 18, Copenhagen) Employment type Apprenticeship People manager position No

About DFDS Denmark

About DFDS
We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 17,000 full-time employees.

We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary and related transport and logistics solutions.

We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.

DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.

Be part of DFDS and be part of the movement.