Global Accounting Intern

Are you a motivated student seeking to make a real impact? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in accounting and contribute to international development? An internship with SNV's Global Accounting team could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Global Accounting Intern

We are seeking a highly motivated intern to join our Global Accounting Team. The internship will focus on providing a valuable learning experience while supporting the team in various initiatives. As the Global Accounting Intern, you will have the opportunity to learn about the accounting processes in SNV and you will be part of the global accounting support team (approx. 4 FTEs), finance department, located in The Hague, the Netherlands.

The global accounting team is responsible for driving continuous improvements to SNV’s financial accounting, administration and reporting, ensuring compliance with donor, regulatory, and SNV requirements and producing integer, transparent, complete and accurate financial data. Therefore, the team develops, implements, and maintains the financial policies and procedures, as well as monitors and improves the processes for accounting and administration in SNV’s ERP system SAP Business ByDesign (SBD) in compliance with the Dutch General Accounting Principles. This includes the chart of accounts and the accounting processes related to purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, and record-to-report.

The Global Accounting Team:

• Supports country and project finance teams with the implementation and execution of daily financial accounting activities and processes, and financial reporting.
• Guides and coaches country finance teams in periodic closings of their financial accounting records, performs financial checks, and reviews balances after the monthly close, extensive closes and year-end close.
• Provides advice on issues relating to project audits, minimising ineligible costs.
• Drives capacity building of country finance teams through trainings, support, review, and feedback.
• Identifies and proposes solutions to solve potential financial risks as well as ensures learning and feedback on relevant issues throughout the accounting cycle and across the organisation with a view to continuous improvement.
• Coordinates the global audit of all 20+ countries and consolidates the annual accounts of SNV.

This internship offers a unique chance to:

• Gain experience in the development sector by working on real-world tasks and projects.
• Receive mentorship from experienced professionals in a dynamic team environment.
• Develop skills in accounting, communication, and international collaboration.
• Contribute to impactful work that makes a difference.

Your tasks will be tailored to align with your learning goals, providing a meaningful experience. We will offer guidance and support to help you reach your objectives.

Tasks and activities may include:

• Support in month-end close and extensive close processes.
• Support in the interim global audit.
• Support in intercompany reconciliations.
• Support in updating the bank directories and suppliers master data in SBD for selected countries.
• Support the Global Accounting team in other accounting processes and contribute to their improvement.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you need to be enrolled in higher education for the entire internship in a relevant field.

To qualify for this internship, we ask for the following requirements:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program at an accredited EU university with a focus on Accounting or Finance, and able to provide a certificate of enrolment.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills; French is an added advantage.
• A desire to learn and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Pro-active, pragmatic and solution driven.
• A curious, self-motivated individual that works well in a team.
• You must have the legal right to reside in the Netherlands for the internship period.

What SNV offers

SNV offers a hands-on and dynamic internship experience with an enthusiastic team at our global office in The Hague. To ensure an optimal learning experience, we request you to work from the office in The Hague 50% of the time.

• Available for a minimum of 4 months and preferably 6 months, between 32-40 hours per week.
• Internship allowance: €500 gross per month (for a 40-hour workweek), plus reimbursement for public transport costs if applicable.
• Flexible starting date, with a preference for September 2026.
• International experience, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
• A diverse, stimulating environment with opportunities to innovate and co-create.

SNV is a global development partner working in agri-food, energy, and water systems to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships. The organisation supports partners with technical and process expertise and methodological rigour across more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia.