Finance Intern at the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Intern

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Duration: 1 Year

Background / Role Purpose

• The British Council would like to offer students / graduates an experiential learning opportunity to gain real world experience through an internship programme.
• The practical experience an intern gains is expected to complement the theoretical knowledge he/she has gained during their studies.
• The intern is expected to both learn from and contribute to the workplace during the internship period, in turn providing an opportunity to increase employability skills.
• An outcome being that students and graduates are more employable and successful because of the skills they acquire.

Role Context

• The Finance team is looking to engage interns to support the financial control team in carrying out basic tasks that will support them in gaining field experience and learn essential industry skills.
• The intern will have the opportunity to put to practice their accounting knowledge and skills in a professional setting as they gain more experience to further their career in the field.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Senior Financial Accountant (SFA), the duties will include but not limited to:

• Finance administrative support
• Support AP and AR accountant
• Support in filling monthly tax returns with relevant tax authorities
• Prepare financial documents and journal entries for accuracy.
• All other tasks as may be assigned by the SFA.

Learning and development opportunities for the intern:

• The intern will have an opportunity to gain hands-on accounting experience and learn about the various aspects of the accounting function in a multinational organisation.
• Develop a whole new set of cross-disciplinary skills for your future career.
• Becoming familiar with working in an International Organization and in a multicultural environment
• Introduction and experience working with SAP.

Profile of Intern
Essential - The ideal candidate should have:

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Maximum of 3 years post-NYSC in any field of study.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.
• The ability to be discreet when handling sensitive financial information.
• A willingness to learn.
• Be detail-oriented
• Be analytical skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Desirable:

• Experience in development of statistics, charts in Excel

Management and Support for the role:

• The intern will report to the Senior Financial Accountant based in Lagos, and will be expected to work closely with other members of the Finance team.
• All these duties to be delivered in line with overarching British Council policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities & Diversity, Information Management, Child Protection, and any other relevant corporate policy.

Language requirements: 

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Application Closing Date
4th August, 2024. (Applications will close 23:59 GMT).