EFRAG Financial Reporting Internship Opportunities
Eager to gain valuable work experience in the fast-moving environment of financial reporting? Then apply to be our new intern and unlock your career!
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Period: Recruitment on continuous basis, 6 months (renewal possible for one term of 6 months). Limited open positions still available from September 2024.
- Hours: Full-time (38 hrs/week)
- Allowance: Contribution to living costs, meal tickets + transport allowance
Role description:
EFRAG is offering internships in its financial reporting activities. As an intern, you will be expected to support the EFRAG financial reporting work in influencing the development of IFRS Accounting Standards (including projects on the IASB workplan and EFRAG’s proactive research projects) and providing endorsement advice on IFRS Accounting Standards.
There is also an opportunity to work on EFRAG’s research project on the connectivity between financial and sustainability reporting.
The internship role entails giving support to the work conducted by the EFRAG technical staff in drafting of technical documents, regular engagement with EFRAG’s governance bodies (EFRAG Reporting Technical Expert Groups and Reporting Boards), working groups and outreach to a broad range of external stakeholders including preparers, users, national standard setters, auditors, regulators.
Through the internship, you will gain a unique professional experience in corporate reporting standard-setting in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment and have access to and direct interaction with a rich network of corporate reporting stakeholders.
Eligibility:
For an internship in financial reporting, you must have be in the final year of your Master or have finalised your Master in accounting including having taken advance courses on IFRS related topics.
In addition, the following is expected of interns:
- Intellectual curiosity and keenness to learn more about either financial or sustainability reporting standard-setting;
- Can demonstrate a basic awareness of main reporting Standards and frameworks;
- Ability to gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative data, draft high-quality short reports;
- A good team player;
- Proactive, organised individuals that are capable of managing multiple tasks and communicate regularly to manage expectations;
- Good communication skills with proficiency in both written and spoken English
- Have EEA nationality and be willing to relocate to Brussels during the internship.
We are also recruiting interns to work and get experience in the area of communication and digital corporate sustainability reporting with XBRL.. Internships in sustainability reporting for September 2024 are completed but we have open places for February/ March 2025.
If you are interested to learn more about sustainability reporting and/or digital sustainability reporting and data modelling (IT related) and communication, don’t hesitate to apply!
How to apply?
Submit your CV and motivation letter below.
EFRAG is recruiting interns on a continual basis for a 6-month term (renewal possible for one term of 6 months).
Should you have any questions, please contact Caroline Martins (EFRAG Media & Communications Manager) using caroline.martins@efrag.org.