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About IBM Malaysia

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 175 countries. This company is the largest industrial research organization in the world, with 19 research facilities across a dozen countries, and holds the record for most annual U.S. patents generated by a business for 29 consecutive years. IBM is best known for producing and selling computer hardware and software, as well as cloud computing and data analytics. 

Your role

IBM Malaysia’s internship program is a program geared toward current university students to place them in industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership.

Your ‘Day-in-the Life’ of a Financing Business Support Intern at IBM Malaysia will be like this:

• The individuals in this role use dedicated financing systems and processes in support of varied responsibilities such as Contract Preparation and Acceptance, Billing, Indexing, Returns, Mid-Lease, and End of Lease Administration.
• The role provides operational and administrative support to the business by being responsible for organizational tasks of varying complexity.
• Individuals may provide strategic and comprehensive support to IBM acting as a resource for tracking business results, formulating business strategy, managing process ownership and system requirements driving cost and productivity benefits while strengthening IBM’s system of internal controls.
• Acts as interface between customer and IBM setting realistic expectations, resolving fulfillment/contract/decision-related problems, and providing support to customers ensuring a high level of satisfaction.
• Have responsibility for more complex customer relationships, but with the support of more experienced team members.
• Ensures resolution of contract-related problems and disputes related to EOL.
• Maintains an awareness of customer decisions and returns and communicates problems/issues to customers and appropriate IBM contact points.
• Maintains awareness of customer debt/accounts receivable status and initiates appropriate collection activities. Coordinates communication with customers and works with counterparts to resolve customer disputes and problems.
• Responds to fulfillment queries and ensure satisfaction with IBM fulfillment practices.
• Ensures compliance with all audit guidelines and adheres to all established processes.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.

Training & development 

Since its early years, IBM has invested explicitly in its employees' training and development. And, today IBM spends over US$574 million annually on its internal training and development program, considered one of the world’s largest. Each year, IBM employees log more than 28.6 million hours in training and education, including traditional and non-traditional learning.

Compensation & benefits

In general, an intern at IBM Malaysia may earn from MYR 10,000 to MYR 12,000 per year.  (source:glassdoor.com)

The IBM Internship program offers students the following benefits:

• Get a basic understanding of IBM's 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.

Career progression

Starting your journey as an intern here, you will be encouraged to keep learning and developing your potential to reach greater heights. There will be a bigger chance to be recruited as a full-timer if you perform your best during the internship program. (source:ibm.com)

Work-life balance

Regular office hours at IBM Malaysia are from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. Based on the majority of employees' reviews online, the work-life balance at IBM is great, as you can arrange to work from home and have flexible hours. 

Company culture

IBM is a wonderful place for fresh graduates like you to kick-start your career. The company offers 2 years Fresh Graduate program and prepares to be promoted to Senior and also opens various vacancies for fresh graduates. IBM Malaysia also offers many platforms and opportunities to showcase yourself to your co-workers.

About you

To apply as a Financing Business Intern at IBM Malaysia, you must have the following:

• Specific Knowledge and Skills:
  • Candidates must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in finance/ Accounting/ Banking/ Economics, Commerce, Business Studies/ Administration/ Management (a Major in Finance or Accounting will be added advantage)
  • A CGPA of at least 3.0 and above is a MUST
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to plan and organize work.
  • Ability to work and collaborate across teams.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and rapidly changing environment.
• Basic Requirements:
  • Candidate must be pursuing at least a Bachelor's Degree.
  • Must be able to communicate fluently in English.
  • Candidate able to start in May 2023
• Preferred:
  • Knowledge of additional language skills is a plus point.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, click the button "Apply on employer site" below. We will direct you to IBM Malaysia's official link for this hiring process. Be sure that you've read all of the requirements mentioned above.