Accounts Intern

Who we are:

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. We started in 1996 and have grown to about 270 people.

Overview:

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Sri Lanka. Few meetings, lots of written updates. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

What you'll do:

• Update the fixed asset register
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches
• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals

Requirements:

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Sri Lanka
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry
• Pursuing BCom, MCom, CA Inter, CMA, ACCA or a similar accounting program, graduating in 2027 or 2028

Bonus points:

• Exposure to payroll accounting
• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm

What you'll learn:

• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision
• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: LKR 28,000 - LKR 29,000 per month

Perks:

• Mentorship from senior team members
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Certificate

Duration: 2 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chandrasekara Apps.