Accounting Intern (2027 Semester 1) - Generation H
About The Position
The Accounting Intern will support Hermès’ Accounting/Finance team, which protects the company’s financial assets, mitigates financial risks, and reports the company’s financial position to business stakeholders. The team includes Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, and Treasury. The internship is part of Generation H, a five-month program that combines hands-on work with a learning-focused guest-speaker series, mentorship, networking, and a capstone project. The internship is scheduled for January 11 through June 28, 2027, and may be full-time or part-time to accommodate an intern’s academic schedule. It is in-person at Hermès’ U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City. Interns are paid US$20 per hour; part-time schedules are more than 15 but fewer than 35 hours per week.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in an associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program.
- Be able to work during the five-month program period, January 11 through June 28, 2027.
- Work regularly in person at the company-designated location is an essential function of the position.
Nice To Haves
- Excel expertise, including Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, H-Lookups, Index/Match, and Sumifs.
- Knowledge of SAP and retail POS software.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, investigate, and report credit card disputes, working with store directors to ensure timely responses to merchant services.
- Participate in the periodic hard close process.
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and perform clearing activities in SAP.
- Assist with monthly journal entries and perform account true-ups.
- Perform inter-company bill-backs and reconciliations.
- Assist with the lease accounting project by creating or updating a dynamic Excel database of leases and related documents.
- Complete a new Lease Abstract Form for all leases.
- Assist Accounts Payable with travel and expense work as needed.
- Support the Accounting department with ad hoc projects, including audits.
Benefits
- Paid internship at US$20 per hour.
- Guest-speaker learning series, mentorship, networking opportunities, and a Generation H capstone project.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
