Student Assistant – Due Diligence and Compliance

Student Assistant – Due Diligence and Compliance

Join a diverse and inclusive work culture

Our differences make us unique and stronger. Every day, you will work with colleagues from different cultures. You will be challenged to see things in a new way and you will experience why differences are a strength. We actively support diversity and inclusion. And we work for equality, ensuring we all have an equal opportunity to make the most of our talents.

About the role

FLSmidth is looking for a competent and ambitious student to support our anti-corruption and compliance agenda in an international work environment.

One of the key responsibilities of Group Compliance is the due diligence of various business partners. We conduct most of our due diligence screening in-house in FLSmidth and thus have hands-on knowledge of this field of expertise. A due diligence screening is a thorough examination of a business partner, involving company registration information, past experiences, adverse media, ownership structure and key individuals and impacts. It is a task that requires strong analytical skills, a flair for online research, a critical approach to sources as well as a big dose of creativity.

About the department

As a Student in Compliance, you will report to the Compliance Manager. You will be joining a small but committed team which includes two Trade Compliance Specialists, an Investigation Specialist and two student assistants. Legal, which Compliance is a part of, consists of more than 30 colleagues all over the world who are responsible for legal matters and intellectual property rights. Legal employees have varied backgrounds in law, engineering and social science.

Your role and responsibilities

• Conducting due diligence screenings of global business partners to help us understand our partners and deal with partner risks

• Receive training and coaching in how to conduct due diligence screenings as part of the introduction program

• Involved in our new program which aims to use data analytics to identify cases of fraud or erroneous payments

• Involved in various communication activities, such as communication campaigns, newsletters, company-wide surveys and e-learning

• Supporting our work within human rights, including human rights due diligence and training

• Various ad-hoc tasks in the field of anti-corruption, human rights, trade compliance, and competition law

What we are looking for

• You are a current masters-level student in a relevant field, e.g. social science, law, business, humanities, or similar - you have to be enrolled as a student to be taken into consideration for the position.

• Strong and relevant academic record

• Previous working experience

• Excellent English skills. Other languages are a big plus. You are not required to speak Danish to apply for this position.

• Solid analytical and research skills

• Solid communication and writing skills

What we offer

We offer an opportunity to join a team, where you will gain exposure to many parts of the organization and where your area of responsibility will increase as you become more experienced in the role.

As an international company, we offer a global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities across the organization. Work-life balance is important to FLSmidth enabling you to focus on professional and personal priorities.

Our commitment to you

FLSmidth helps build societies all over the world by contributing to the infrastructure needed for global economic growth. You take off for a career in an international environment in close collaboration with customers, suppliers and colleagues all over the world based on our values: competence, cooperation and responsibility. Ensuring that safety stays top of mind is a part of FLSmidth’s commitment to being a responsible employer, and we focus on developing your talent through ongoing training.

As an equal-opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply – the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.

Application and contact

We aim for a start date of 17 Feb 2025. Working hours are on average 20 hours per week and negotiable, salary is paid by the hour. Place of work is FLSmidth’s global headquarters in Valby, Denmark.

For more information about the student position please contact Compliance Manager Jeppe Kromann Haarsted by email ([email protected]). Please apply by clicking “apply” on this page. The application deadline is 10 Jan 2025 and interviews will be held thereafter. Note that we will be checking applications as they are submitted.

Please state where you saw the ad and have reference no. R26251 ready at hand when you contact us.

No recruiters and unsolicited agency referrals, please.

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers