You as a Finance Intern will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa. You will be exposed to many facets (namely: accounts payable, financial statements preparation, internal controls etc.) of the financial environment, but will mainly be focusing on accounting and reporting aspects. The successful candidate will be trained to be highly proficient and agile in the finance domain. Soft skills will be an integral part of their learning and stakeholder engagement. With the guidance of the General Accounting Manager the graduate will also assist with AFS preparation, monthly reporting timetable communication and distribution, VAT queries from Deloitte and statutory compliance and reporting with other stakeholders. The candidate must also contribute and participate in driving the finance team to meet their set objectives.

Your responsibilities:

• You will be learning how to analyze and interpret the balance sheet – through balance sheet reconciliations.
• You will also be responsible for ad hoc tasks related to finance not limited to those already mentioned above. Event coordinating and liaison with the various business unit managers and colleagues.
• Assisting with AFS preparation Designing and creating content for social media, monthly reporting timetable communication and distribution, VAT queries from Deloitte and statutory compliance and reporting with other stakeholders
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background            

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
• Written and Verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of one or multiple of the following technologies would be advantageous
•  Intermediate Excel Skills
• Word Documentation
• Understanding general accounting principles
• Tools/Utilities: Microsoft, Outlook