Job Description:
Internship Program at Huntsman – Krakow GBS –
Costing Team Intern
About Us:
Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, with a diverse range of products that improve the quality of life for people around the world. Our products are used in various sectors including transportation, construction, and energy, to name a few. We are committed to innovation, sustainable development, and making a positive impact in the communities where we operate.
At our Krakow Global Business Services (GBS) HUB, we provide essential services across multiple functions, including Finance, Purchasing, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and more. We are currently seeking motivated and talented individuals to join our Internship Program.
About the Program
This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your skills in a dynamic, global business environment. Our Internship Program offers exposure to finance and product costing processes, enabling you to work alongside experienced professionals and contribute to real activities that have a direct impact on our business.
Do you think you’re the right fit for this opportunity? Apply today!
Key Responsibilities:
- Support monthly standard costing activities, including preparation of input files, data downloads and follow-up checks.
- Support preliminary and final costing runs by preparing analyses, checking outputs, reviewing month-on-month cost changes and highlighting unusual results or missing data to the team.
- Assist with analysis of purchase price variances, production variances and stock-related data, including investigating reasons for differences and checking purchase order and pricing data.
- Support recurring costing and inventory-related reconciliations, including gathering source data, comparing warehouse data across systems and documenting open items.
- Assist with master-data and costing-data quality checks, including reviewing costing errors and supporting follow-up on required corrections.
- Support checks of intercompany and interplant freight, inbound freight and other cost components included in product costs.
- Prepare and update standard reports, working files and supporting documentation for monthly processes and internal controls.
- Help maintain and improve desk procedures, process descriptions and task documentation, participate in team improvement initiatives, and support ad hoc analysis related to costing and inventory.
About You
- You are currently pursuing or have recently completed studies in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Controlling, Business Administration or a related field.
- Interest in product costing, management accounting, financial analysis and manufacturing processes.
- An analytical mindset, attention to detail and confidence in working with numbers and structured data.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.
- You are proactive, energetic, have a positive can-do attitude with a willingness to learn and work in an international environment with much initial support.
- You are well-organized and you have strong communication skills.
- You can communicate fluently in English (written and spoken).
- You have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications; familiarity with SAP is an advantage but is not required.
- You are available at least 30 hours/week.
What We Offer
- Paid internship with a Civil Contract (Umowa zlecenie) for 12 months (maximum 18 months).
- Initial training and continuous support working with experienced mentors and colleagues who will guide you throughout the Internship Program.
- Flexibility related to working hours (with a minimum of 30 hours/week and a maximum of 40 hours/week).
- Hybrid work policy allowing you to work both in the office and remotely.
- A friendly and stimulating atmosphere, with the possibility to work with experts in their field within a global company and the chance to develop your career based on your ambitions, while building a professional network.
- A modern office in the city center for a newly established Hub, with coffee/tea/fruit (and more) available to you.
- High-performing interns may be considered for future full-time positions within Huntsman.
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative, and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
Additional Locations:
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Controlling, Business Administration, or a related field
- Interest in product costing, management accounting, financial analysis, and manufacturing processes
- Analytical mindset and attention to detail when working with numbers and structured data
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
- Proactive, energetic, positive attitude and willingness to work in an international environment
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Availability of at least 30 hours per week
- Familiarity with SAP
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
