General Ledger & Accounting Intern

Team Overview and Job Responsibilities

Our Group AFC function is looking for an intern who will join the Administration team and support on the following activities:

• Masterdata process: maintain and update master data for General Ledger processes and related systems, ensuring accuracy and consistency across platforms. 
• IFRS16 compliance and lease accounting: support the Team to ensure proper recognition, measurement, and reporting of leases according to IFRS16 standards.  
• Assets accounting: manage fixed assets lifecycle, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and related reporting.
• Supporting the Team to ensure compliance with local and group accounting standards and statutory financial requirements.
• Supporting effective internal controls by maintaining proper documentation, evidence, and full reconciliation of General Ledger account balances with source data.
• Ensuring timely and accurate book closing in line with the Group closing calendar. 
• Assisting accounting managers and controllers in resolving accounting issues or anomalies, promptly highlighting them and providing recommendations. 
• Actively participating in projects and initiatives aimed at process improvement and automation 

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate is a dynamic and intuitive person who works well in teams, familiar with IT tools, curious, comfortable in international environments, and goal-oriented.

The essential skills we are looking for:

• Economics or Management Engineering degree;
• Good knowledge of Italian general accounting principles and IFRS;
• Good knowledge of Excel;
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written;
• Problem-solving capacity and proactive mindset;
• SAP knowledge is a plus.

Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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