Accounting Intern

About the Role

Join Certis Finance team and gain practical experience in financial analysis, revenue and cost allocation, and financial data accuracy. You will support the team in reviewing sales orders, purchase orders and P&L transactions to ensure revenue and expenses are correctly attributed to the appropriate assignments.

This internship provides hands-on exposure to financial controls, management reporting and finance processes within a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

Revenue and Sales Order Review

• Review sales orders associated with individual assignments and projects.
• Verify profit centre assignments and identify incorrect or inconsistent allocations.
• Support the correction of profit centre assignments to ensure revenue is accurately attributed.
• Perform data checks and maintain supporting documentation for revenue-related transactions.

Cost and P&L Review

• Review P&L accounts and related cost transactions to assess the accuracy of cost allocations.
• Review purchase orders and identify costs allocated to incorrect cost centres.
• Support the correction of cost centre assignments to ensure expenses are accurately attributed to the relevant assignments.
• Conduct reconciliations and investigate discrepancies in financial transactions.
• Organise and maintain supporting documentation for finance reviews and audit purposes.

Finance Analysis & Process Support

• Assist with financial data analysis and preparation of reports using Microsoft Excel.
• Identify recurring allocation issues and support improvements to finance processes and data accuracy.
• Work with relevant Finance and business stakeholders to clarify transaction or allocation discrepancies.
• Support other financial reporting and finance-related activities as required.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or a related discipline.
• Good understanding of basic accounting and financial concepts.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with good attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including working with large datasets; knowledge of PivotTables and lookup functions would be advantageous.
• Able to review financial transactions systematically and identify discrepancies.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Organised, meticulous and comfortable working with financial data.