Accounting Intern

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Founded in 2011, Empact is a social enterprise with a social mission to build the capacity of social organisations in Singapore and the region. As a capacity builder to non-profits and social enterprises, we serve as an intermediary to our corporate partners where we match and manage their resources, expertise and skilled volunteers with the real needs in the social sector.

Much of the matching in most cases requires us to design and develop customised activities or programs for a meaningful exchange or partnership between corporates and social organisations. This is to ensure a win-win for both parties towards sustainable and effective social impact.

In the bigger scheme of our social mission, we bridge the capacity gap in the social sector with other stakeholders such as government agencies, grantmakers and volunteers to provide social organisations access to affordable (or pro bono) and professional services that are critical to their daily operations.

Over the past years, we have impacted more than 700 social organisations and channelled 8,000 volunteers to contribute to the growth of the social sector. In 2019, we were selected as a finalist for the Social Enterprise of Year by of the President Challenge. This is the highest accolade for social enterprises in Singapore.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Intern will be working together with our Client Service Managers and Executives to provide bookkeeping and finance services to our clients. The work requires a high level of efficiency, accuracy, and responsibility. A positive attitude, eagerness to learn and ability to work in a team are essential qualities.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist with bookkeeping and preparing month-end financial reports

Assist with audit queries

Assist with payroll preparation/cashier duties

Assist with research, filing, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records

Support volunteers with accounting/client-related queries

Be present at and assist with company events

Applicants should have taken and passed the basic financial accounting module

Applicants should have a good understanding of basic accounting principles and Microsoft Office applications

Preferably, they should also have prior work experience in accounting. This can be from previous accounting related internships

Excellent communication skills, and being an independent worker are all essential to this position.

The internship is for both full-time and part-time, available from July / August. Preference is full-time for 6 months.

A part-time intern must commit to at least 2 full work days a week, preferably 3. The minimum internship period is 3 months.