Location: Northfield, United States

Salary: 2800USD / month

Duration: 78 weeks

Start Date Requirement: Sept 2005

Learning Opportunities:

Besides learning about the American work culture, the trainee will also be exposed to other cultures through the interaction with other Kraft’s trainees. With 10-20 international trainees located in the HQ office, the trainee will be able to participate in various social/cultural activities organized by AIESEC and Kraft’s trainee population, and gain exposure to inter-cultural communications, diversity management, etc.

This position provides the candidate with project management experience in leading the Agency Client Evaluation System (ACES) system. It will provide a through understanding of the Advertising and Media industries and Kraft’s role in the marketplace. The candidate will develop, implement, and maintain a solid financial control environment. The individual will learn to prepare presentations for senior management. The position has exposure to multiple financial systems such as SWIFT, Crystal Reports and Excel. The candidate will work closely with financial representatives from multiple countries and various systems groups.

Job Description:

The candidate will work in the Global Marketing Resources & Initiatives (GMRI)-Finance department. The position will lead the submission process for 67 domestic and international countries into the ACES system. The trainee will partner with the ACES system group to initiate and implement system enhancements. The candidate will prepare presentations for senior management. The position will lead the calculation, analysis, and determination of global coordination fees. The position works on Ad Hoc departmental projects such as Sarbanes-Oxley testing.

Background Requirement:

·    Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required; marketing preferred

·    English fluency, both written and oral; spanish preferred

·    Strong computer skills, including Microsoft applications; Swift/Hyperion preferred

·    At least one previous professional assignment in finance/accounting (2-3 years experience)

Geographical Regions: Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America

6/23/2005 5:50:20 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location: Northfield, United States

Salary: 2800USD / month

Duration: 78 weeks

Start Date Requirement: Nov 2005

Learning Opportunities:

Job Description:

a. Assist in all aspects of the Kraft Int'l monthly accounting consolidation process

b. Work with Hyperion consolidation system, including maintaining exchange rates in database

c. Reconcile intercompany transactions - payables and income transfers - and resolve out-of-balances

d. Prepare intercompany month-end reporting for affiliates

e. Manage monthly reporting submissions from countries in e-room

f. Assist in reporting Kraft Int'l monthly results to Kraft Foods

g. Coordinate and assist countries with government reporting

h. Assist in transition to Sharepoint from e-room

i. Maintain contact lists of country financial contacts

·    Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

·    English fluency, both written and oral

·    Strong computer skills, including Microsoft applications; GL or financial reporting system experience

·    At least one previous professional assignment (2-3 years experience)

·    Some prior experience in consolidations/financial reporting preferred

Geographical Regions: Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America

6/23/2005 5:42:24 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:     18 months

Date Requirement:  September 2005

Job Description:  

It will give the Trainee not only the ample opportunity to transfer the knowledge gained during their university career into practice but in an international, strategic, and fast-paced environment. Also, the  trainee  will have exposure to the marketing function at a leading company in the food industry, having the opportunity to be involved in diverse projects, gaining the strategic as well as operational perspectives, understand the relationship of marketing with other functions, work with teams developing people skills, and finally, get exposure to senior management. 

The trainee will work in the Confectionary Marketing Area for Latin America, assisting in the diverse regional projects (brands, portfolio strategy, innovation) as well as consolidating and analyzing marketing and finance data to support the category business management. In addition, the trainee will also contribute in the planning and develop of the regional/ global meetings as well as in the strategic planning cycle of the category.

Background Required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree 
• Major BA in Business administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics
• Languages: English and Spanish are a must.
• Work Experience: Experience in marketing with good background in  finance
• Computer:  strong software application skills are a must (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Personal Skills: Pro-active, analytical, ability to work in teams, culture sensitive

Geographical Requirements:  Latin America  mainly form Peru, Venezuela and Argentina  

6/2/2005 5:49:36 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:     18 months

Date Requirement:  September 2005

Job Description:  

It will give them not only the ample opportunity to transfer the knowledge gained during their university career into practice but in an international, strategic, and fast-paced environment. Also, the intern will have exposure to the marketing function at a leading company in the food industry, having the opportunity to be involved in diverse projects, gaining the strategic as well as operational perspectives, understand the relationship of marketing with other functions, work with teams developing people skills, and finally, get exposure to senior management.

The trainee will work in the Confectionery marketing area for Latin America, assisting in the diverse regional projects (brands portfolio strategy, innovation) as well as consolidating and analyzing marketing and finance data to support the category business management.

The trainee will also contribute in the planning and development of regional/global meetings as well as in the strategic planning cycle of the category (budget).

Background Required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree 
• Major : Bachelor in Marketing or Finance
• Languages: English must (plus one of: Spanish/Portuguese)
• Work Experience: Experience in marketing with good background in finance
• Computer:  Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Personal Skills Experience in marketing with good background in finance

Geographical Requirements:  Latin America

6/2/2005 5:48:40 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:     18 months

Date Requirement:  September 2005

Job Description:  

The trainee will be exposed to daily financial activities conducted at a HQ level for the Latin American Business.  Emphasis will be placed on maintaining databases and on report generation.  The trainee will have interaction with the country business units as well as with Kraft International.  Towards the end of program, the trainee will be able to analyze the business based on the experiences provided him/her through the assignment.

Background Required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree 
• Major BA in Business administration, with a focus in Finance highly preferred
• Languages: English must (plus one of: Spanish/Portuguese)
• Work Experience: Experience in finance at least one year
• Computer:  Strong software application skills: Office (Word, Excel (advanced a plus), Power point) Database (maintenance / user role) experience a plus.
• Personal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in teams , initiative, creativity and openness to different cultures

Geographical Requirements:  Latin America

6/2/2005 5:47:16 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location: Northfield, United States

Salary: 2800USD / month

Duration: 78 weeks

Start Date Requirement: July 2005

Learning Opportunities:

The Trainee will learn about Kraft International Commercial and US GAAP Accounting.  They will focus on consolidation accounting, financial statement analysis and reporting.  They will gain international experience and learn corporate culture in the US.

Job Description:

·    Assist in all aspects of the monthly accounting consolidation process

·    Perform various P&L and B/S account analysis to verify the accuracy of the financial accounting data, and provide reasons behind significant fluctuations from one period to the next.

·    Perform intercompany account balance reconciliation's and investigations for outstanding variances; follow up with the countries and related departments within KIC

·    Prepare monthly reports for our parent company (peg strip-for both P&L and BS)

·    Assist in the development of innovative ways to communicate needs of Headquarters Corporate Accounting it to the Country operating units

·    Maintain contact lists of all levels of employees at all KIC locations

·    Resolve issues/questions regarding US GAAP with our overseas reporting locations

·    Maintenance and update of web site, assistance and help in development program for the Kraft website and share points introduction

·    eRoom maintenance (till complete migration to My Team)

Background Requirement:

·    Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

·    English fluency, both written and oral

·    Strong computer skills, including Microsoft applications

·    At least one previous professional assignment

·    Some prior experience in consolidations/financial reporting preferred

Geographical Regions: Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America

6/1/2005 2:23:50 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:   18 months

Date Requirement:   July 13th, 2005   

Job Description:  

The trainee will have the opportunity to learn about our business, about the Sales function and its relationship to other departments, and get exposure to senior management.  The trainee will have the opportunity to do a job rotation within the Sales department, learning about Human Resources aspects for Sales before working with specific Sales projects.  

Some of the responsibilities the Trainee will have are:

The KFLA Sales trainee will have the opportunity to work with Human Resources aspects for Sales for the initial 3 months and then move to the specific Sales function.

This job rotation will provide the trainee with the opportunity to learn about the organization and people, Sales training and change management aspects of Sales projects.

After that, the trainee will: 

• Support the Latin American Sales Department on developing a comprehensive analysis of the Global Key Accounts for Kraft (Carrefour, Ahold, Wal*Mart). In addition the project will cover an analysis of the local retail markets.
• Support Sales Latin America departments on the development of the Kraft Plus Trade Platform, through contact with L.A. Countries and Kraft Foods International Commercial.
• Contribute to the budget cycle of the Sales Area in Latin America, gathering and consolidating data from the different countries of the Region.

• Minimum Bachelor Degree   
• Major: BA in Business Administration 
• Languages : Fluent in English and Spanish or Portuguese  
• Academic / Work Experience: Experience in Sales. Experience in sales  or Project Management  is desirable
• Strong software applications skills:  MS Office (Excel, Word and Power Point).  
• Personal Skills : Pro-active, strong analytical skills, ability to work in teams and independently, culture sensitive, willingness to learn, enthusiasm for work
• Geographical Requirements: Latin America countries. Mainly Andean Countries : Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.

4/11/2005 5:31:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:     18 months

Date Requirement:   July 13th, 2005   

Job Description:  

The Caribbean Human Resources  Trainee  will play an active role supporting the Caribbean Human Resources Manager in all Human Resources sub-functions: training & development, staffing, compensation & benefits, HR administration, HR reports, etc., by interacting with business partners, HR people in the Caribbean countries (Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) and external providers (headhunters, consulting firms, etc.), as well as supporting all HR processes and activities for the Miami group.  The intern will also support to the Manager Human Resources Caribbean with the maintenance and reporting of the HR system (SAP).

Background Required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree 
• Major BA in Psychology, Business Administration or other
• Languages: English and Spanish are a must.
• Work Experience: Human Resources experience .  
• Computer:  strong software application skills are a must (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc). SAP is a plus
• Personal Skills :  Integrity and trust, organizing, learning on the fly, interpersonal savvy, multitask and flexibility.
• Geographical Requirements:  Latin America mainly Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago

4/11/2005 5:30:50 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:   18 months

Date Requirement:   July 13th, 2005   

Job Description: 

It will give to the trainee the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained at the university, in a dynamic and fast paced environment at a multinational company.  The trainee will learn about our business, our function and its relationship to other departments, work in teams, be exposed to senior management and will develop his/her business and functional skills.

Some of the responsibilities the Trainee will have are:

·        Assist in the consolidating of the Caribbean OB/LRP plan. This includes assisting the affiliates in the preparation of their plans; process the budget through Area's systems, as well as analyzing these plans in the context of Area objectives and strategies.

·         Support the Financial Planning Group in all aspects of the budget process including consolidating various data and assisting with presentations.

·         Generate database financial reports on an as needed basis (i.e. Volume, Revenue, OC and overheads reports).

·        Assist in preparation of the weekly postings by consolidating affiliate volume estimates and comparing these results versus the OB and performance last year.

Background Required:

• Bachelor Degree 
• Major BA in Finance or Accounting
• Languages : Fully Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Work Experience: Experience in accounting or  finance departments.
• Software: Strong software application skills .Advance Excel level is required. Oracle financial analyzeror Hyperion knowledge  is desirable. 
• Personal Skills :  Good communication, interpersonal skills, ability to work in teams, openness to different cultures and flexible.
• Geographical Requirements:  LA Countries mainly Caribbean Countries 

4/11/2005 5:30:07 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:    18 months

Date Requirement:   July 13th, 2005   

Job Description:  

The trainee will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge  acquired at the university, in a dynamic and fast paced environment at a multinational company.  The trainee will learn about our business, our function and its relationship to other departments, work in teams, be exposed to senior management and will develop his/her business and functional skills.

Some of the responsibilities the Trainee will have are: 

- Assist in the consolidation of the Caribbean Budget and the Long Range Plan. 

- Support the Caribbean affiliates, on the consolidation of their financial plans as well as analyzing the plans according to the Area goals and strategies.

- Manage a financial database and generate reports according to the requirements (i.e. Volume, Revenue, OC and overhead reports)

- Assist in the elaboration of weekly postings, based on the affiliates information (i.e. Volume estimates vs. Budget or last year performance)

Background Required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree 
• Major BA in Finance or Accounting
• Languages : Fluent in English and Spanish or Portuguese   
• Work Experience: Accounting or Finance positions.
• Software : Strong software application skills : Advance Excel level is required. Desirable : Oracle or Hyperion
• Personal Skills : Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in teams, agile learner.
• Geographical Requirements: Latin America Countries mainly Caribbean countries.

4/11/2005 5:29:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments 

Location:   Coral Gables / Florida

Salary:       2800USD / month  

Duration:     18 months

Date Requirement:   July 13th, 2005   

Job Description: 

The trainee will learn about Kraft business in general, interact with other departments within the organization and expand his/her vision about this multinational company.  Additionally, he/she will develop a variety of skills and personal qualities that are essential for success in a business environment.

Kraft provides a dynamic atmosphere with emphasize on leadership, collaboration, and teamwork, in which the trainee can contribute with new ideas and initiatives.

Some of the responsibilities the Trainee will have are:

The trainee will work in the Operations Finance Controlling department, specifically for Capital Investing and Productivity projects. The position offers a wide range of develop possibilities according to the trainee capabilities and commitment:

·         Consolidate and report productivity and Capex (Capital Expenditures) projects received from the different business units in Latin America.

·         Track productivity projects on a monthly basis and develop executive reports and financial analysis, providing explanation about main projects (Drivers).

·         Support management level with reports, presentations, and analysis during the budget cycles.

·         Develop financial models to evaluate financial data.  Control aspects of budget/revised forecast process including variance analysis.

·         Report Capex and Productivity KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) to senior management in monthly basis.

·         Control and track financial data for Appropriation Requests Projects.

·         Assist the department using PTS (Project Tracking System) for Capex and Productivity projects.  Consolidate PTS information submitted by each business unit and report it to Kraft Foods International (KFI).

Background Required:

• Bachelor Degree  
• Major : BA in Finance, Accounting or Engineering 
• Languages : Fluent in English and Spanish or Portuguese  
• Academic / Work Experience: Previous experience in capital investment, accounting, or finance is desirable 
• Strong software applications skills:  Strong software application skills (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc). PTS, Hyperion or SWIFT experience would be a plus. Advance Excel level is highly required
• Personal Skills :  Pro-active, strong analytical skills, ability to work in teams, strong commitment, detail oriented, initiative, able to work in teams, culturally sensitive
• Geographical Requirements:   Latin American Countries

4/11/2005 5:28:19 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments