Intern- Finance (KSA) Saudi National
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
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Job Summary
The APJMEA Finance team partners with the business across the regions markets and legal entities to plan protect and grow performance. We are looking for a curious numerate and proactive Finance Intern to join us on a structured rotation across our core finance functions.
This is not a fetch-and-carry internship. You will sit inside real teams own genuine pieces of the day-to-day work and learn the trade by contributing to it. Youll see how a regional finance function actually runs from the ledger to the boardroom and youll have the chance to help us work smarter by getting involved in our automation and analytics initiatives.
The rotation
Over the programme you will rotate through four functions spending a meaningful block of time in each so you build real competence rather than a surface tour:
Accounting & Control
Support month-end close journal preparation reconciliations and intercompany activity across the regions legal entities. Learn how transactions flow through the ERP and how a clean set of books gets produced.
FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Help build and maintain budgets forecasts and management reporting. Contribute to variance analysis (actuals vs. budget / forecast) and learn how the numbers turn into commentary and decisions.
Commercial Finance
Work alongside the team that partners with Sales and the business on deals pricing and performance. Get exposure to how commercial decisions are evaluated and how finance supports growth.
Cash Collection (AR)
Support accounts receivable and collections activity tracking outstanding balances helping prepare reporting and learning how strong customer relationships and disciplined process keep cash flowing.
What youll do
Provide day-to-day support on business-as-usual activities within whichever function you are rotating through working to real deadlines alongside the team
Prepare check and reconcile data and reporting to a high standard of accuracy
Help maintain trackers schedules and management reporting used by the team and leadership
Get involved in automation and process-improvement initiatives identifying manual repetitive tasks and helping streamline them (e.g. spreadsheet automation reporting templates light tooling)
Bring a fresh pair of eyes: ask good questions document how things work and suggest improvements
Learn continuously from the people around you from the systems and from owning your own deliverables
What youll gain
A genuine end-to-end view of how a regional finance function operates across multiple markets and entities
Hands-on experience in four distinct finance disciplines within a single programme
Practical skills in financial reporting analysis and finance systems
Exposure to automation and analytics increasingly the difference between a good finance professional and a great one
Mentorship from experienced finance professionals and direct visibility to regional finance leadership
Qualifications :
Essential
Working towards or recently completed a degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field
Strong numerical and analytical ability with a careful eye for accuracy
Confident with Excel; comfortable working with data
Proactive organised and able to manage your own tasks to deadlines
Genuinely curious you want to understand why not just complete the task
Strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude
Nice to have
Exposure to an ERP system or financial reporting tools
Interest or experience in automation scripting or data tools (e.g. Power Query Python BI tools)
Progress towards a professional qualification (e.g. ACCA CIMA CPA)
Additional Information :
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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