No Expereince Required Finance Internship at HP

Hewlett-Packard (HP), a multinational information technology company, is looking for a Finance Intern in South Africa.

Job description

• Manages supplier relationships and accounts payable escalations.
• Drafts presentations and projections for business management.
• Manages various ad hoc projects for business and finance management requiring good project management skills.
• Supports internal and external audit process as required by country controller.
• Assist in preparation of various excel based reports for corporate credit cards, corporate fuel cards and other employee work tools such as mobile phones etc.
• Support intercompany payments, SARB applications and cash flow management as it relates to cross border contracting.
• Support business in top management meeting coordination, records retention processes and high quality, executive level communication in written and report form.

Requirements

• First level university degree or technical finance diploma with a focus in business economics or finance;
• Typically 1 – 2 years of part time work experience in a finance or administrative role.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Good understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Excellent excel, power point and executive communication tool experience.
• Basic understanding of South African tax laws and IFRS.
• Basic understanding of South African exchange control regulations.
• Good analytical skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, catered to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong business acumen.
• Good multi-tasking and prioritization skills.
• Fluency in English.

Critical Competencies to Drive Business Results:

• Accounting Processes: Understanding of basic GAAP and IFRS principles.
• Communication Tools: Excellent experience in Microsoft excel, power point and word.
• Business Planning: Supports the cross-functional management teams in the development of effective operational business process and communication packs
• Financial Analysis and Reporting: Uses key financial indicators and measures to optimize the financial decision-making of the company
• Financial Metrics Development: Develops critical metrics that result in improved business management