European Finance Graduate Program

Let your degree take you places – International Finance careers with a difference

Working in Finance at Ecolab means working across all our businesses. You are empowered to make an impact right away. Success in this team is about cooperating and partnering effectively with others, working ethically to deliver results. Working in the team gives an opportunity to work with people from all cultures and backgrounds to deliver a single goal.

Prepare yourself to be a future international finance leader!

The Finance Development program is a graduate program with a difference. This is our fast-track initiative for building our future international finance leaders.

You will get meaningful international experience through the three years of the program, with time spent working in multiple different locations across Europe. You will have the opportunity to stretch your limits and knowledge while learning how finance works.

From day one you will contribute. You will grow quickly and will work on high-impact, high-visibility projects which will help you kick-start your finance career.

Working at Ecolab is more rewarding than just helping to make a difference in the world. It's about being part of a team that gets results, has fun, and makes huge positive contributions to the lives of others. What's more, you'll be rewarded with an exciting chance to grow and develop your career in a world-leading organization. You'll be given full training so that you soon become a real expert in what you do, carving your own career in finance. There is also professional education support available, on top of our competitive salary and benefits package.

Program highlights

• Three-year rotation program for recent finance, economics, or business graduates.
• 1 year working in Financial Planning & Analysis, including time spent on a multiple month assignment in one of our key European markets, and at our Europe headquarters in Switzerland
• 1 year in our Commercial Finance team based in Krakow – using your analytical and influencing skills, you'll help your assigned division make smart customer deals
• 1 year on an international assignment supporting Supply Chain Finance in Budapest
• Structured learning and training opportunities, including funding of CIMA professional qualification
• Competitive salary and benefits package – including financial and relocation support for all assignments completed outside of Poland
• Structured career progression and permanent contract of employment
• From the start of your journey, you’ll join our team in our Business Services Centre in Krakow. You’ll join us on a permanent contract of employment with our Polish company, and this will be your base throughout the program. Although your roots will be in Krakow, our aim is to give you a real international experience while you learn the fundamentals of corporate finance.

What you’ll need?

• Degree in finance, business, or a related field
• Fluency in English, other European languages beneficial
• Energy and action-driven attitude
• First rate attention to detail with great communication skills
• Mobility. This program involves three roles in three different countries

About living and working in Poland

Poland has a strong economic position in Europe, with low costs of living, vibrant culture, and a huge number of global organization’s with significant operations, it’s a great place to those looking for a head-start in their graduate career. Although known to many as a huge international student hub and a tourist city, Krakow is also one of the global hotspots for international business processing, shared services, and outsourcing. It’s a city with a real multi-cultural feel. English is spoken widely and there is a great international community.

Own your future. Impact what matters!

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.