Finance Intern

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

Client-provided location(s): Johannesburg, South Africa

Job ID: GE_Vernova-2084045437

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-12-12T18:42:10