Finance department assistant

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply! 

Your Role at Cabot

We are looking for a motivated student with an interest in finance and accounting to join our finance department. This will be a great opportunity to gain basic knowledge and experience in finance and internal controls, working alongside experienced professionals.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Data entry – assisting with data entry into the system, e.g., invoice, expense and bank transaction tracking.

• Document preparation – assisting in preparing and reviewing documents, e.g., simple versions of financial reports.

• Excel tasks – assisting in creating, updating, or reviewing simple Excel documents and spreadsheets.

• Assisting with daily accounting tasks – helping in preparing journal entries (Excel), assisting with fixed asset inventory, and supporting fixed asset tracking and organization.

• Review of internal control compliance.

• Team support – assisting team members with various administrative tasks.

What You Will Bring to Cabot

• Good knowledge of English (spoken and written).

• Basic knowledge of mathematics or economics.

• Willingness to learn about finance and accounting processes.

• Basic skills in working with MS Excel, Word, Outlook.

• Attention to detail and a sense of responsibility.

• Curiosity.

Additional Information:

• Paid summer job: 780 EUR/gross.

• Employment duration: 1 month - June.

• The opportunity to gain experience working in an international company.

• Support and training from experienced colleagues.

• A friendly, supportive, and inclusive team environment.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.