Intern - Financial Control - South Africa

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa British Council Full time
Intern - Financial Control - South Africa

Date:17-Feb-2023

Location:
Johannesburg, Sub Saharan Africa, ZA

Company:
British Council


The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities.

We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share.

This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained.

We work on the ground in more than 100 countries.

In we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.


Intern - Financial Control South Africa

Role Purpose
Would you like to be part of an all-star cast charged with embedding financial control, risk assurance, and integrity of the financial function across the great work we do at the British Council?


Through a hands-on learning programme, we offer you the opportunity to get exciting insights into the financial function of a global organization creating people impact across 110 countries.

The Finance function offers a unique and independent outlook from which to drive decision-making and strategy across our operations. We pride ourselves on delivering excellence, being trusted business partners, and driving continuous improvement and innovation.


You will work within the Financial Control function and your role with us will see you supporting the end-to-end accounting process - including month and year-end close, ensuring consistent, accurate, and robust financial accounting processes, and being a solid part of our "three lines of defense".

During your placement, you may be required to support finance change programme, process improvement initiatives, and engaging stakeholders across business teams.

These will give you a big-picture understanding of our work and how it supports the delivery of our vision and strategies.


Duties and Responsibilities
The duties will include but not be limited to:

  • Review and scan invoices for payment post-due diligence by Accountants/Senior Accountants-
  • Provide support as required with manual journals, accounting adjustments, and off-system payment requests ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies-
  • Support the income recognition process by extracting relevant reports and working with the Customer service and exams dept-
  • Support reconciliation of all relevant accounts and ensure that this is completed to corporate standards-
  • Maintain and file financial records as per corporate policy-
  • Complete Travel & Expenses audits as per policy-
  • Complete monthly cash journal reconciliations-
  • Submit relevant documents to the local bank as requested-
  • Support the preparation of local Tax submissions and other statutory returns.-
  • Assist with the provision of information to internal/external auditors
    Learning and development opportunities for the intern


You will get a deeper understanding of the British Council and the work that will do impacting lives across the globe.

You will become familiar with working in an International Organization and in a multicultural environment.


Throughout your programme, you will gain insight and hands-on experience on day-to-day accounting systems and procedures, and get specialist knowledge and experience in finance based on our business needs.

Your placement will give you the opportunity to learn and embed the core technical finance and systems knowledge you need to move forward.

This opportunity will help you build on the technical skills gained and build your knowledge of our commercial business, risk management, and how we interpret numbers, trends, and strategies into financial plans, forecasts, and business decisions.


Your line manager will support and nurture your development and ensure you are given the chance to learn and practice the skills you will require as a leader in future roles.

Key interfaces- Financial control team Country operations teams Shared Service Centre
Profile of Intern:
Essential:

  • Recent graduate with a degree in a financerelated field
  • Interest in Financial Control
  • Selfmotivate

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