Staff Accountant Intern

Our industry groups cover construction, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and financial institutions. Clients range from family-owned businesses to companies with several billion in revenue. Partners sit on the same floor as staff, with doors usually open.

Internship overview:

Sandpiperward is hiring a Staff Accountant Intern for Immediately. Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Our team is spread across 6 countries. Headquarters is in Hamburg. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Hamburg team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

What you'll do:

• Update the fixed asset register.
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors.
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit.
• Check vendor invoices against purchase orders before payment.
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches.

Who you are:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries.
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry.
• Clear written communication for emails to vendors and clients.
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Xero.
• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm.

What you'll learn:

• Practical bookkeeping and reconciliation on live company accounts.
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work.
• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish.
• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision.

Program dates: Immediately, 12 weeks.

Intern pay: $21.50 to $22.50 an hour

Perks:

• Paid sick time.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Final presentation to leadership.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Immediately.

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