Finance Intern (Amsterdam)

Beschreibung:

About Booking.com
We know you've just started navigating your career journey. And we're here to help. We promise it's going to be fun and exciting! We're a company of travel-obsessed, resourceful, dedicated people who work to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
At Booking.com, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. And while that world might feel a little farther away right now, we're busy preparing for when the world is ready to travel once more. With strategic long-term investments into what we believe the future of travel can be, we are opening internship opportunities that will have a strong impact on our mission.
About the internship programme
Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. This internship offers the opportunity to learn about ways of working at Booking.com, apply the theory learnt from the books into real life work, strengthen analytical skills that drive business insights to drive actions & decision making as well as learning/improving key skill sets that are crucial for Finance professionals.
A great opportunity to understand financial accounting, tax, financial analysis, business control and financial forecasting of a market-leader in the international travel space. You will also be part of and work on specific projects and support the daily operations of the different teams in the Finance organizations.
We are currently looking for several Finance Interns to be part of the dynamic and fast-paced Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Accounting Operations (e.g. Corporate Accounting, Statutory Accounting, Tax Accounting teams) and Order to Cash team. In this role you will build a great understanding of the Finance
An ideal opportunity for someone with a solutionist mindset who is curious about learning and who wants to be part of a high performing and empowered team. Working in the state of the art new headquarters of Booking.com in the center of Amsterdam.
As an Accounting Intern you will be responsible for:
* Assisting with day-to-day accounting operations, including preparing and analysing journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and financial record maintenance.
* Supporting the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
* Collaborating with various finance teams (Corporate accounting, Tax accounting, Financial reporting) in order to analyze financial data and provide insights for process improvements.
* Conducting ad-hoc analysis and contributing to projects related to account reconciliations, efficiency improvements, and financial reporting enhancements.
* Part of accounting transformation projects such as process improvements and automation (e.g. Develop AI tools that performs an assessment of the risk & control environment for new product launches and support project delivery, implementing Gen AI workflows to daily activities uplifting and automating processes)
As an Order to Cash (OTC) Intern you will be responsible for:
* Lean & AI Sprints: Work on shadowing Finance teams to identify bottlenecks, providing basic Lean coaching, and developing "quick-win" AI automations;
* Training & Ops Support: Work on the administration and logistics of Lean/AI workshops, providing ad-hoc technical support to participants;
* Strategic Research: Work on researching "big challenges" in Finance, to identify how AI trends can solve specific pain points;
* Proof of concept Development: Work on building a hands-on Proof of Concept to prototype and test a functional AI solution for the departments.
As an Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Intern you will be responsible for:
* Assist with business planning, financial forecasting, and variance analysis;
* Support with the creation of scalable and insightful reporting of key financial metrics;
* Work with accounting and business teams on month-end close to accurately report results including explanatory comments;
* Perform ad-hoc analysis, scenarios and benchmarking as needed and contribute to new business/expansion/cost control projects and process improvement as and when business requires;
* Contributing to FP&A transformation projects such as process/reporting improvements etc.;
* For the students with strong foundation (or interest) in technical skills, some intern positions will focus on co-creating digital reports, financial forecasting tools (such as Anaplan) and predictive forecasting Machine Learning models
Bring your sense of adventure and the following:
* Enrolled in a Masters or Bachelor' degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or other related field;
* Advanced knowledge of Excel/Google Sheet, Powerpoint/Googleslide;
* Excellent communication skills;
* A critical mindset and a strong desire to aid in data-driven decision making;
* Affinity with technology, in particular AI tooling are highly preferred;
* Proactive Attitude: a team player and self-starter who also has the ability to work independently;
* Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and in a multicultural environment
The following are a plus:
* Foundational Knowledge of Python, SQL, Snowflake, statistical modelling, data mining;
* Some experience with Financial Modeling, Accounting and data/process automation;
We are open for students who are in their 2nd/3rd/last year of their study to apply for our internship opportunity. For the students in their last year of study, we also support their graduation thesis during the internship (with alignments prior to the start of the internship).
In order to be eligible for this programme you need to:
* Be enrolled in a Dutch University in a Bachelor or a Master for the entire length of the internship
* Be able to commit to attending our in-person final interview day (Assessment Centre) on June 26th, 2026 in our Amsterdam HQ.
* Be available for a minimum 32hrs (to 40 hours per week) paid internship from September 1st 2026, till January/February 2027 (5 to 6 months)
* Be able to commute to our office in Amsterdam at least twice a week throughout the internship.
About the interview process
1. Application - Write us a CV that expresses your love of learning and interest in developing yourself.
2. Technical at-home test -This is your chance to show off your technical capabilities and how they align with the role.
3. Recruiter phone interview - You're getting close! Now we want to know more about who you are as a person. Share the experiences that shaped you, your expectations of the role and motivations for joining the Booking.com Team.
4. In-person assessment centre - Take a deep breath - you're in for a fun-filled day of getting to know us. You'll explore the culture of Booking.com and meet your potential team through one-on-one interviews.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

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