Internship - Corporate Finance

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Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

Within the Group's Finance Department, you will join the Financing Department, which is responsible for setting up, structuring and negotiating all of the Group's financing: asset financing (ships, aircraft, containers), structured/project financing, corporate financing (RCF, acquisitions, etc.), and market financing (NEU CP).

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

You will be an integral part of the Financing team (5 people), whom you will assist on a daily basis through various tasks:

Analysis and assistance in structuring financing operations: financial modelling, profitability calculations, drafting internal memos and presentation of offers;

Participation in the preparation of financial communication materials for governance and/or external partners (banking reports, presentation of results);

Monitoring the proper execution of financing contracts (management of drawdowns in connection with deliveries of financed assets, financial impacts);

Monitoring the existing financing portfolio in conjunction with the Middle Office teams;

Competitive intelligence (banking market, new financing structures, comparative analyses);

Participating in cross-functional projects (acquisition integration processes, cross-functional Front/Middle Office analyses).

You will be required to work closely with numerous financial partners (banks, funds and export credit agencies) as well as the Group's internal departments (Legal, Tax, Treasury & Cash Management, Accounting and Management Control) and the Financial Directors of the subsidiaries.

The position is based in Marseille.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

As a student at a leading business or engineering school or enrolled in a university master's programme with a focus on corporate finance, you are looking for an end-of-study internship or a gap year.

Ideally, you have completed an initial internship at a leading bank or audit firm (Big 4) and have a good knowledge of finance (including modelling, financial statement analysis, valuation and financial analysis methods).

Fluency in French and English (spoken and written) is essential.

You are naturally curious, determined and rigorous, with strong analytical and summarising skills.

You also have good interpersonal skills and are a team player.

The internship will last six months, ideally starting in January 2026.

Find out more about CMA CGM Group's Sustainable Development approach and net zero carbon emissions by 2050 ambition.

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