Why did you choose a career at Eurofins?
I wanted a change – something challenging but without the exhausting weekends or high pressure, so the flexibility and diversity of opportunities at Eurofins grabbed me. I knew the company because my dad is scientist, and I felt confident that it was an environment I’d thrive in – I’m used to pushing myself to achieve my goals!
How would you describe working in the Treasury department?
Treasury is a very dynamic department with many projects. I usually spend more than half a week working on different projects. There’s a great balance between corporate and classic consulting.
What’s your role on the team?
I’m at the cross-roads of everything. I work with all core treasury colleagues and everything comes through me for checking, whether that’s payments, incomings, loans, M&A. With this bigger picture, I then prepare everything for the accounting team. Judging currency risks is also an important part of my job, so that we can avoid losses.
I spend a lot of time managing our bank relations and ensuring that every new entity has a bank account set up and is fully compliant. I also manage our inter-company debts – we have over 900 independent companies at Eurofins, and I manage their payments, controlling requests, or international auditing questions. I work closely with the legal department on these tasks, and of course, there’s a strong IT Security element, too!
I love the diversity of my role and the Eurofins overview that it gives me. I’ve always preferred to communicate with many different people.
What has been your favourite project at Eurofins so far?
My favourite project involved implementing a tool across the whole of Europe, which takes a couple of years. The real challenge is to gather all stakeholders and align everyone with the same targets. Sometimes people have to change the way they work, which can be difficult at first, but our goals are always security and efficiency.
How would you describe the Eurofins work ethic?
Eurofins is an amazing company for someone who’s hard-working, motivated, and keen to pursue opportunities. It’s a dynamic and fast-paced environment that’s all about challenging the status quo.
What's your favourite thing about working for Eurofins?
Nothing is permanent. Eurofins is full of diversity and change because there’s always the room to improve. This is what inspires me to keep pushing myself and others.
What surprised you about Eurofins?
The number of exceptions to the rule! As such a big, fast-growing Group, it isn’t possible to blindly implement standardisations. We have so many companies and business lines…you must always be ready to adjust.