Management Trainee (f/m/d) - Global IT Controlling

You have successfully completed your master’s degree and now you want to kickstart your career – preferably in an international environment. During our management trainee program, you will quickly assume responsibility for your tasks in the global KION GROUP IT with a focus on our global approach to IT Controlling. From the outset, you will be an important part of the KION Group and a member of a collaborative team striving for excellence.

What we offer:

Brief Facts

Homebase: Frankfurt

Duration: 18 months

Program start: 01 October 2025

• In addition to a multifaceted job, you can look forward to exciting career opportunities and above-market remuneration
• You will quickly get to know all the important interfaces that ensure cross-functional collaboration based on partnership and trust
• The global orientation of the program is complemented by a 5-month assignment at one of our international locations
• From the start, we will assign you tasks for which you will have individual responsibility, giving you the opportunity to contribute your own ideas
• Your mentor, one of our KION executives, will support you along your journey and will drive your personal development

Tasks and Qualifications:

Tasks

• You will establish, communicate, and maintain the management reporting process, structure, and content, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities
• You will manage and facilitate the management reporting process for global IT operations. This includes gathering reporting-relevant data, developing and creating insightful reports, visualizations, and performing ad-hoc analyses
• You will also interpret key performance indicators (KPIs) to support strategic decision-making
• You will improve data quality through process optimization initiatives, ensure a common understanding of reporting standards and practices across the Global IT organization to enhance data reliability
• You will monitor overarching IT spending trends, analyze variances, and highlight areas that require attention

Requirements

• You have a master’s degree in business administration, finance or a similar field with a focus on Controlling, and are now excited to gain practical experience
• You have a keen interest in numbers and ideally already have initial practical experience in Controlling such as financial information systems and controlling / reporting standards
• You have professional working proficiency in English enabling you to communicate with stakeholders and our global development teams; German language skills are beneficial
• You have already acquired international experience and/or are excited by the prospect of international collaboration and a placement abroad for several months as part of the trainee program
• You have strong IT skills – you particularly use MS Office daily and ideally have first knowledge of PowerBi
• You are a team player with strong communication skills, and are keen to take on responsibility and to work with a high level of initiative to achieve results you can be proud of

Did we spark your interest? We look forward to receiving your application.

Summary

• Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Type: Full time