Episode – Working student Finance

Episode; Hem; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Working from home

Amsterdam as an option

Job summary

Episode Group in Hem, Noord-Holland, is seeking a working student / finance intern to support financial administration across six European countries. You will gain responsibility quickly and contribute to Episode’s rapid growth from day one.

You interact with management, helping with data processing and reporting while learning Excel and accounting software such as Odoo and Payhawk. A path to a Financial Assistant role may follow after studies.

Qualifications

• You are studying finance, accounting or business economics and seek a working student position for a few days per week.
• Interested in a full-time role after study.
• Strong numerical affinity and curiosity about second-hand fashion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the financial administration of the international group and coordinate with CFO.
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closings with European accountants.
• Collect and process data on Retail and Wholesale figures and help improve reporting structures.
• Learn to use Excel and accounting software such as Odoo and Payhawk.

Job description

Compensation: €15 to €18 gross per hour.

Hem – Hours in cosultation

Why is this place different from most finance working students?

Do you want to make an impact? Do you want to work in a fast-growing organization where no two days are the same? Then you’ve come to the right place. With us, you get as much responsibility as you can handle, and you see the immediate effect of your work. In our company and in society. At Episode Group, you don’t work in an isolated corner of a large company. You will work in a small, informal finance team with direct lines to the CFO, and gain insight into the entire chain of second-hand clothing: from international purchasing to the shop floor.

About the organisation

Episode Group is an international family business in second-hand fashion. It started in 1985 at a market stall on the Waterlooplein in Amsterdam; We are now active in six European countries (NL, BE, FR, DE, DK and NO), with more than 200 employees, 17 stores and a Wholesale branch. From market stall to market leader. The second generation now leads the company and has ambitious growth plans.

About working studentship

Do you want to develop yourself during your studies? As a working student or Finance intern, you will actively participate in the financial administration behind our Wholesale activities and Retail stores (Episode) in six countries. You quickly get a lot of responsibility within a fast-growing organization. This way you develop faster than your classmates, and you contribute to a socially relevant company.

You are an integral part of the team, deliver important work for the company and interact directly with management. We like short lines of communication and people who take responsibility with both hands. The perfect environment to learn a lot next to your studies.

What do you do as a working student in Finance?

• Helping with the financial administration of our international group, with short lines of communication to the CFO;
• Supporting monthly, quarterly and year-end closings, together with accountants from all over Europe;
• Collect and process data about our Retail and Wholesale figures;
• Thinking along about improvements in processes and reporting structures;
• Learn to work with Excel and accounting software such as Odoo and Payhawk.

Who are we looking for?

• You are following a course in a direction that is in line with finance, accounting or business economics, and are looking for a working student position for a number of days a week (internship in consultation);
• You are interested in a full-time position after your studies;
• You have an affinity with numbers and are curious about the world of second-hand fashion;
• You are accurate, eager to learn and communicate clearly;
• You speak and write English well and can make yourself understood in Dutch;
• You have a great sense of responsibility and want to make an impact on our company and on society..

Career opportunities

As soon as you have finished your studies, we will discuss the possibility of growing into a position as a Financial Assistant within our team, with further perspective towards Financial Controller.

What do we offer?

• Responsibility and a real learning experience from day one;
• Making an impact on our business and contributing to Episode’s rapid growth plans;
• An instructive internship within an international second-hand fashion group where sustainability is paramount;
• A small, informal finance team with direct contact with management;
• Insight into the full story from Wholesale to Retail;
• The location is Hem, North Holland, with space for working from home. Working from Amsterdam may also be an option. We are happy to discuss this personally;

Salary

A fee between €15 and €18 gross per hour.