Accounting Intern- Generation H (Fall Semester)

The Team:

The Accounting/Finance team is responsible for protecting the Company’s financial assets, mitigating financial risks and reporting the financial position of the company to business stakeholders. The department is comprised of four main pillars: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Treasury & Inventory Control.

The Internship Program:

For more than 185 years, Hermès has encouraged a culture of discovery for our clients and our people. We invite you to contribute to this legacy while exploring your own professional future. Discover new opportunities and expand your passions with the Hermès US internship program, Generation H!

As part of Generation H, you will have the opportunity to join Hermès and gain real-world, professional experience as a complement to your academic studies. In addition to the work you will provide within your specific team, you will also attend a learning-focused guest-speaker series that will provide you with exposure to various teams throughout the company; partner with a mentor who will provide feedback and coaching to support your professional skills development; network with stakeholders; and collaborate on a capstone Generation H project.

The internship is scheduled for September 5 -December 29, 2023. and may be Full-Time or Part-Time to accommodate your academic schedule.

All internships are in-person (non-remote) and based in the Hermès US corporate headquarters located at 55 East 59th Street in New York City. Interns are paid an hourly rate of US $15.00. A Full-Time Internship will be scheduled for 37.5 hours per week, and Part-Time will be scheduled for more than 15 hours but less than 35 hours per week.

About the Role:

• Assist with monitoring, investigating, and reporting credit card disputes, and collaborating with the store directors to ensure responses are submitted to merchant services in a timely manner

• Support with performing account reconciliations, such as gift cards, and investigating any discrepancies

• Assist with monthly journal entries and perform true ups for accounts

• Help stores and customers with gift card/store credit inquiries, and felicitate recuperating the unclaimed funds for the customers from the New York State

• Review check requests from stores and assist with preparing the necessary documentation to be submitted to Accounts Payable for processing

• Assist with reviewing forms 8300 received from the stores for accuracy, and assisting in the completion of the yearly statements mailed to the customers

• Support the Accounting department with various ad-hoc projects, including year-end audit

About You:

• Enrolled in an Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree program
• Excel expertise including utilizing Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, H-Lookups, Index/Match, Sumifs preferred

Our Commitment:

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our Diversity, Inclusion and Family values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners. At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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