Finance Intern - 12 Months Contract at Hitachi Vantara

The Company

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., helps data-driven leaders use the value in their data to innovate intelligently and reach outcomes that matter for business and society – what we call a double bottom line. Only Hitachi Vantara combines 100+ years of experience in operational technology (OT) and 60+ years in IT to unlock the power of data from your business, your people and your machines. We help enterprises store, enrich, activate and monetize data for better customer experiences, new revenue streams and lower business costs.

The Role

We’re looking for exceptional finance intern to support Hitachi Vantara. We are looking for eager, passionate & proactive individual. We will support you in enhancing your skills & taking them to the next level with provided training, in fast-paced environment. We are proud of the team we have built and stay committed to continue on that journey, are you ready to join Hitachi Vantara?

The role is based in the Hitachi Vantara Office in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal documentation admin related work, such as scanning and filing relevant contracts
• Provide support to Finance Department and Facilities on creating and receipting Purchase Orders
• Working with Procurement team to create suppliers on the ERP as and when required
• Accounts Payable support to local and Controllership teams
• Foreign payments support to Controllership team
• Accounts Receivable support to Controllership team
• Reconciliations between Travel supplier and Bank Statements
• Interfacing with 3rd parties such as SARS, the banks
• Local coordination of documents between Controllership, directors and Local Finance
• Quarterly Financial statistic submissions
• Ad hoc project support to local Finance Team
   

Primary Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced, professional, global business environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to work discretely on a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues.
• Administrative or Bachelor's degree in business related discipline desired
• Must be fluent in English,
• Must be self-motivated, demonstrate initiative, and able to work independently on a virtual team.
• Must be able to prioritize, problem solve and multi-task.
• Attention to detail and strong organization skills.
• Customer focused.
• Comfortable navigating new tools and technology.
• Ability to learn and apply quickly --as well as to dispense/share knowledge in a team environment.