Pricing Analyst Intern - Mathematics - May 2024

The Programme

IBM Malaysia’s internship program is a program geared towards current university students to place them in industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. 
 
IBM Internship program offers students the following benefits:

• Get basic understanding of IBM organization and business processes & high-performance culture. 
• An opportunity to engage in real assignments/projects. 
• Excellent chances to develop personal skills such as: teamwork, communication. 
• A chance to fully integrate with IBMers and collate information about career direction. 
• The potential to build contacts to help with future placement.

What You Will Do

• The Pricing Analyst team is the financial focal point and business case analyst supporting IBM Product Sales Managers. 
• The Pricer provides a financial assessment of transactions and provides guidance on various packaging and financial options which will satisfy the customer decision criteria and IBM’s financial objectives. 
• Able to gain knowledge on a variety of pricing tools and systems as well as normal financial databases and Microsoft/Lotus products. 
• Able to gain knowledge of IBM’s overall pricing processes, including delegation rules, and all appropriate business controls surrounding the pricing process. 
• The intern focuses on individual/team objectives and development of professional effectiveness. 
• Intern to assist Volume Transaction Pricer on pricing of all non-complex deals. Success for this role will be measured by improved cycle time, productivity increases, implementation and adoption of new tools and Agility. Knowledge of End-to-
• End process and financial terms & conditions are to be applied. Maintaining awareness of Brand, I&E Statement is key.
• Focus areas surround deploying best practices on volume activity, partnering closely with the Pricing Operations team to implement tools, optimizing delegations, and driving transformation, vitality, and engagement.

Required Skills and Abilities

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Candidates must be pursuing at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Management, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics and Actuarial Science. 
• Candidates need to be active university students and able to commit to 6 months internship beginning from May 2024. 
• A CGPA of at least 3.0 and above is a must. 
• Ability to work independently. 
• Ability to work and collaborate across teams. 
• Requires ability to absorb professional knowledge quickly and develop skills. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Problem Solving skills to recognize job-related problems, analyze causes using existing techniques or tools, prepare and recommend solution alternatives.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Additional knowledge of other languages is a plus point.

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About Business Unit: 
 
The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk.  
 
Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing. 
 
Your Life @ IBM: 
 
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our client's success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. 
 
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. 
 
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team-focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. 
 
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