Summer Accounting Intern
Background:
At Management Sciences for Health (MSH), we advance knowledge and technology globally to support people locally to achieve health for all. From health ministry to community, private sector to civil society, as trusted advisors, we make the foundational changes that support the whole health system. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong, resilient, sustainable health systems.
The Finance, Administration & Operations (FAO) unit is composed of more than a half dozen teams responsible for providing a broad range of services in support of MSH's mission. Finance related services include providing accurate, complete, and timely financial information and analysis to both internal stakeholders and external donors/clients, ensuring that appropriate financial controls are in place across the organization, processing vendor payments, managing the treasury, processing payroll for U.S. staff, and providing support to project finance and accounting staff overseas.
This internship would work with the Accounting team on a variety of activities including reviewing, reconciling, and processing financial transactions, assisting with the monthly and annual close cycles, and supporting audits. The selected candidate will receive broad exposure to the accounting needs of a global non-profit organization.
Responsibilities may include:
- Assist with processing transactions into the financial ERP system, including revenue, cash receipts, and invoices on a routine basis.
- Participate in the close cycles on a monthly and annual basis (we have a June 30th year-end).
- Participate in the annual external audit by extracting data from Costpoint and providing sample selection data to the auditors; perform analysis to ensure that monthly trends are reasonable and anomalies investigated; ad hoc analysis and other compliance-related activities.
- If applicable, support various donor and other compliance audits in a similar way.
- Assist team with reconciliation of various general ledger accounts for HQ and FO.
- Support the review of bank accounts, advances, payroll-related liabilities, and other accounts each month.
What are the student takeaways:
- To gain exposure to the accounting needs and activities of a global nonprofit organization operating in over 20 countries.
- To better understand the basic tenets of Internal Control and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles within a global environment.
- Please note:
- Internship candidates must be full-time or part-time students earning academic credit for their internship.
- This is an unpaid internship and candidates are responsible for their own housing, transportation, and other related costs.
Please note:
- Internship candidates must be full-time or part-time students earning academic credit for their internship.
- This is an unpaid internship and candidates are responsible for their own housing, transportation, and other related costs.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or graduate student in Accounting (preferred), Finance, or Mathematics Programs
- Experience using Microsoft applications including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and teamwork skills
MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements. MSH will take affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated without regard to their race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran and disability status. In compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act, MSH has developed and maintains an affirmative action program and plan.