Finance Intern

Role Purpose

• Assisting the Commercial Finance teams with the management accounting for the Energy Portfolio (Europe, Asia, Africa)
• Working with the Commercial Finance teams to improve business efficiency and commercial decision making by enhancing management information, reporting and financial forecasting
• Assisting the Financial controller and financial accountant with month end and financial accounting for the Energy portfolio (Europe, Asia, Africa)
• Ensuring that processes are followed to provide and maintain a strong financial management and control environment

 

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Work with Finance teams to assist with preparation of monthly management accounts and balance sheet packs;
• Keep Event trackers reconciled and up to date with actual spend from Financial force on a regular basis;
• Assisting with the reporting of weekly sales reports when required;
• Work with the Finance teams where required on the budgeting and forecasting process across the Energy portfolio;
• Provide quality analysis and reporting insights where required;
• Provide support for the Financial controller and financial accountant with month end processes
• Ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained;
• Carry out any reasonable project work / ad hoc task as requested;
• Attend training and development as required;

 

 Relationships

Internal:

• Finance team

Senior management and budget holders:

• Sales teams
• IT. department
• Other staff, as necessary

 

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

Technical / Functional

• University student studying accountancy related degree
• Interest in working in a finance role
• Confidence to develop and cultivate relationships that leads to open and collaborative communication
• Hands on approach
• Willing to accept responsibility
• Project management skills
• Able to multi-task and manage changing workloads and priorities
• Able to adapt to changing circumstances re-setting priorities as necessary
• Advanced Excel skills

Personal Attributes / Interpersonal

• Excellent analytical and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, friendly approachable manner
• Self-motivated, conscientious and driven

• Administration and Organisation
• Time Management
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to work within a target driven market place
• Good team working ethics
• Confident & real ‘can-do’ attitude,
• A flexible, pragmatic and common-sense approach
• Patience and an ability to communicate clear and concise instructions
• Enthusiastic with a strong desire to succeed
• Strong attention to detail
• A willingness to travel
• Language capabilities – desirable but not mandatory

 

Key Success Criteria

• Ability to work with all departments
• A team player
• Good communicator
• Willingness to succeed

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO PLACEMENT YEAR STUDENTS