Population Services International (PSI) seeks a full-time paid Washington, DC-based intern able to work 40 hours/week to support the Finance Department. This internship provides an opportunity to work with PSI staff with a focus in external audits. Additional tasks would be supporting finance operations creating a unique opportunity for audit and operations experience. PSI offers flexible working hours and a dynamic, creative, and progressive work environment. The internship will start in October and last for six months.
Areas of Responsibility:
The Finance Intern will have a variety of duties and will work on projects related to supporting PSI’s activities.
- Assist with PSI’s consolidated financial audit and various donor audits.Research and assist with preparing/obtaining audit support.
- Coordinate field submission of audit samples.
- Prepare and process audit related financial data.
- Coordinate with external auditors’ PBC requests.
- Support PSI’s finance operationsMonitor field compliance with policies and procedures.
- Assist accounts payable
- Other tasks, as requested.
- Complete administrative responsibilities, as requested.
- Work on special projects and other tasks, as requested.
Educational Background:
Has completed at least 2 years towards an accounting degree at an accredited university, including the completion of Accounting I and Accounting II
Skills/Experience:
The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:
- Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.
- Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.
- Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.
- Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.
- Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt
- Commitment: You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin
The basics:
- Has excellent organization and administrative skills with special attention to detail
- Demonstrates a willingness and ability to work independently and on a team in a cooperative, problem-solving capacity
- Has excellent communication skills, including strong writing skills
- Brings substantial experience with Microsoft Excel
- Can multitask and prioritize multiple tasks based on deadlines
- Fluency in a French or Spanish is a plus
- References will be required.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. B. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 20 2018
Active Until:
Sep 21 2018
Hiring Organization:
Population Services International
industry:
Nonprofit