Financial Analyst Trainee

About the role

The Financial Analyst Trainee will join DHL Global Forwarding’s finance team in Port Louis, supporting day‑to‑day financial operations while gaining exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial controlling. This position offers a hands‑on learning experience in a global logistics environment.

Key responsibilities

• Perform supplier account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and liaise with operations and vendors to resolve invoice and payment issues.
• Assist in monitoring outstanding supplier balances and support month‑end closing activities for accounts payable.
• Execute daily and monthly bank reconciliations, ensuring accurate allocation of customer payments.
• Coordinate with the Global Service Centre to obtain remittance information and resolve unidentified fund entries.
• Support collection, cash‑application processes and address customer account queries.
• Help the CFO with financial analysis, budget monitoring, variance analysis and profitability reviews.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards and ad‑hoc analyses as required.
• Identify process‑improvement opportunities and contribute to cost‑control initiatives.
• Collaborate with operations, sales, customer service and other departments to resolve cross‑functional issues.
• Provide backup support for selected finance activities and maintain accurate documentation.

Required profile

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