Finance Intern

Job Description:

Job Description Summary
We're looking for a candidate for our Finance team who can support us with our daily tasks. During the internship, the candidate will gain real-world experience working alongside seasoned finance professionals, with insight into the financial operations of a dynamic, cross-functional business. They will be exposed to financial systems, tools, and decision-making processes, and will have opportunities to contribute to meaningful business improvements and strategy.

Job Description

Support Planning & Forecasting:
* Partner with the ITR Finance to support financial submissions across planning cycles, monthly pacing, and operating rhythms.
* Support on analysis of financial reconciliation of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, aligning outputs with business objectives.
* Analyze historical and current data to build accurate demand forecasts and identify risk areas.
* Assist in the development of quarterly forecasts, budget outlooks, and long-term strategic plans.
Cash & Compliance Optimization:
* Contribute to cash flow optimization initiatives by supporting Accounts receivables, including billing linearity, on-time collections, and past-due reduction efforts.
Accounting & Regulatory Compliance:
* Gain exposure to US GAAP accounting, controllership best practices, and statutory reporting.
* Assist in ensuring timely completion of statutory and regulatory filings, managing audit requirements and consolidations across branches and legal entities.
* Assist with the preparation of monthly financial reports and variance analysis.
* Support the budgeting and forecasting process by gathering and analyzing data.
* Perform data entry, reconciliation, and validation of financial transactions where required.
* Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports in compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.
* Support the statutory reporting process, including preparation for audits, tax filings, and VAT returns.
* Contribute to tax compliance tasks, including gathering supporting documentation, validating transactions, and maintaining accurate records for corporate income tax, VAT/GST, and withholding tax.
* Help ensure compliance with IFRS standards and assist in the implementation of any changes to accounting policies or procedures.
* Participate in the month-end and year-end close process, including reconciliations and journal entries.
* Assist with internal control testing, documentation, and audit support.
* Support the finance team in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Required Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with large datasets.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
* Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Desired Qualifications
* Hon's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
* Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
* Strong knowledge of taxation background
* Experience using financial or accounting software (e.g., SAP)
* Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup functions, basic financial modeling).
* Previous internship or experience related to finance or accounting.
* Strong interest in financial analysis, and/or accounting careers.
* Demonstrated initiative, and a proactive learning mindset.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No