Internship - Financial Control (Software Start-up)

Are you looking for a finance internship at a Venture-Capital backed software start-up and do you have an eye for detail and numbers? Then apply now and join us at Soda Data as our Financial Controlling Internship in Amsterdam starting September 2024!

About The Job

As an intern within Soda, you will be challenged to perform at a very high level. You will work alongside our Head of Finance to support our financial processes Purchase-to-Pay, Record-to-Report as well as Order-to-Cash. You will also perform budgeting/forecasting. This experience can give you empowerment, autonomy, and a complete overview of the financial controller's job including some business control activities. You will also gain a lot of knowledge about the accounting software Exact Online and Quickbooks Online (for our US business) as well as Excel and Google Sheets. Next to that, you will learn about properly communicating (verbally and written) with customers, suppliers, and colleagues.

Your manager will be Dennis Jungen and you will work closely together with him. You will also be working with other departments in different countries, mainly Operations and HR, which will give you the opportunity to see how a truly international company works.

Your main responsibilities are to

• Process and book purchase invoices and employee expenses into our accounting software;
• Prepare weekly payment batches for purchase invoices and employee expenses;
• Book bank transactions into our accounting software including reconciliations;
• Support with month-end activities and preparation of monthly reporting including actuals versus budget (financial control including cost control);
• Support in budget and forecast preparation (business control);
• Create and send out sales invoices;
• Send reminders to customers for late payment;
• Process ad hoc tasks related to requests from the business, suppliers, customers, governments.

About You

So, what are we looking for? You are a Bachelor/Master’s student in Finance or related fields. You are able to work accurately and be focused on details. Also, you have to be able to communicate with colleagues from different countries. You should have knowledge of Excel/Spreadsheet tools, have strong analytical skills and basic knowledge of accounting. In addition, we are looking for an open person who isn’t afraid to ask questions and with a strong motivation for continuous improvement.

There are also some compulsory requirements

• Ideally available to start Monday 9th of September for a minimum of 5 months, 5 days per week;
• You are fluent in English and Dutch - oral and written;
• You are able to work from Amsterdam 4 times per week.
• You have the independent right to work in the Netherlands

We Offer

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance of 650 euros per month and a home working allowance/expense allowance of 100 euros a month. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

Please be aware that you must acquire a BSN number to receive the full internship allowance.

What’s Next

Apply before the application deadline of 31 May! We would like to see a CV and a short statement of your motivation and interest.

Need more information? Please contact Dennis Jungen, Head of Finance, via dennis@soda.io