Finance & Accounting Intern

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.  DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid on day shift . This means the successful candidate is expected to report to GM Philippines office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

What You'll Do
• Initiate and complete projects to streamline accounting operations via process simplification, standardization and/or automation.
• Perform (low risk) operational activities like manual journal entries, account reconciliation or budgeting and forecasting
• Participate in meetings to identify opportunities to streamline/simplify work. This may be one of below, but not limited to APM Policy review, MJE automation/reduction focused on high effort entries, and global QA tasks standardization
• Present the results of the project to GBS Leadership Lead/participate in GBS-wide engagement activities



Internship Group Placement

Interns may be assigned to one of the following groups, based on business needs and placement availability:

• Fixed Assets and Product Cost & Inventory
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Pricing
• Tax Compliance


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
• Candidates must be graduating/3rd year college students of Finance and Accounting courses, with internship as official undergraduate requirement
• Must be willing to extend internship hours if needed and work on a hybrid set-up.
• Basic accounting skills
• Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Powerpoint, etc.); Google Workspace
• KNIME, Databricks or any similar automation tools preferably trained LEAN, Six-sigma trained
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills (i.e. with high confidence to present to top management)


What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
• Leadership skills (e.g. officer in school or community organizations)
• Good in problem solving
• Ability to work in a competitive environment
• Can confidently deal with ambiguity and learn on the fly