Henkel Finance Internship Opens FP&A, SAP and Power BI Experience in Johannesburg

Finance and accounting graduates can apply for a Henkel internship in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, with practical exposure to financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, business analysis, SAP, Power BI and finance process improvement.

The position sits within Henkel’s finance environment and gives you experience across monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities, while also supporting broader financial planning, reporting and credit-management processes.

Henkel has not set a fixed closing date, so applicants should submit their applications while the position remains open.

What will you do in the finance team?

You will support core finance activities across reporting, planning, analysis and control.

Your work will include:

• Monthly financial closing
• Quarterly financial closing
• Year-end closing
• Financial performance reporting
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Audit support
• Business analysis
• Accounts receivable
• Credit management
• Process improvement
• Finance automation

The internship combines accounting work with analytics and digital finance tools.

How will you support financial closing?

You will assist with the processes used to close the company’s financial records at the end of each reporting period.

That includes monthly, quarterly and year-end activities.

Financial closing helps make sure transactions are recorded correctly and that the business has reliable information for reporting and decision-making.

This gives you practical exposure to how day-to-day accounting data becomes part of formal financial reporting.

What will you do with financial performance reports?

You will contribute to the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly financial performance reports.

These reports help management understand how the business is performing against expectations.

You may work with information related to:

• Revenue
• Costs
• Profitability
• Variances
• Business trends
• Performance against plan

This experience can help you develop the ability to turn financial data into useful business insight.

Will you work on budgets and forecasts?

Budgeting and forecasting form part of the internship.

You will support processes that help the business plan future financial performance.

Budgeting sets expected financial targets, while forecasting updates those expectations as business conditions change.

This gives you exposure to the forward-looking side of corporate finance, not only historical reporting.

How will you support the year-end audit?

You will assist the finance team during the financial year-end audit.

This can involve helping prepare supporting information, checking records and responding to audit-related requests.

Audit support can help you understand financial controls, documentation requirements and the evidence businesses need to support reported figures.

What kind of financial analysis will you do?

You will support both recurring and ad hoc financial and business analysis.

This can include deeper reviews of individual cost lines or specific business processes.

You may help investigate questions such as:

• Why a cost changed
• Where a variance came from
• How a process is performing
• Whether a financial trend needs further attention

This kind of work develops analytical thinking and commercial understanding.

How does FP&A fit into the internship?

Much of the work connects closely to Financial Planning and Analysis, commonly known as FP&A.

FP&A teams help businesses understand current performance, plan future results and support management decisions.

Your exposure to reporting, budgeting, forecasting and business analysis can therefore provide a strong foundation for future FP&A work.

Will you use Power BI?

Hands-on experience with Power BI is highly desirable.

Power BI is used to organise, analyse and present business data.

If you already have experience with it, you may use those skills to support finance reporting and analysis.

The internship can also help you understand how business-intelligence tools are used inside a corporate finance environment.

How will SAP fit into the work?

Working knowledge of SAP will be an advantage.

SAP is widely used by large organisations to manage finance, accounting and operational processes.

Exposure to SAP can help you understand how financial transactions, records and reporting processes are managed through an integrated business system.

How important is Excel?

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.

You may use Excel for:

• Financial analysis
• Reconciliations
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• Data preparation
• Variance analysis

Strong Excel ability will be especially useful when working with large volumes of financial information.

Will you work on process automation?

You will support finance initiatives focused on process improvement and automation.

This can include identifying repetitive tasks, improving reporting processes and helping the team work more efficiently.

That gives the internship a strong finance-technology element, because modern finance teams increasingly use automation and data tools to reduce manual work.

What will you do in accounts receivable?

The internship also includes support for accounts receivable and credit-management activities.

Accounts receivable covers money owed to the business by customers.

You may gain exposure to areas such as:

• Customer balances
• Payment information
• Credit administration
• Outstanding accounts
• Finance records

This gives you experience with another important part of working-capital management.

Who can apply?

You need a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Henkel is also looking for candidates with:

• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Understanding of business and financial concepts
• Attention to detail
• Good communication
• Collaborative working style
• Customer focus
• Willingness to learn

Power BI experience is highly desirable, while SAP knowledge will be an advantage.

What kind of person will suit the role?

You should be proactive and comfortable learning in a fast-moving corporate environment.

Useful qualities include:

• Curiosity
• Flexibility
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Professional communication
• Willingness to take initiative

You will also need to manage both recurring finance activities and special analytical projects.

What can this internship lead to?

Experience from this internship can support future careers in:

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Business Analysis
• Credit Management
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Reporting
• Finance Systems
• Business Intelligence

The combination of accounting, analytics and systems exposure can provide a strong foundation for a modern corporate-finance career.

What benefits does Henkel offer?

Henkel offers several employee benefits, including:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Work-from-anywhere options for up to 30 days per year
• Local and international growth opportunities
• Health and preventive-care programmes
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Subsidised canteen
• Mental-health and wellness support

These benefits are subject to Henkel’s policies and eligibility rules.

Where is the internship based?

The position is based in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Job ID: 26101524

How do you apply?

Applications must be submitted through the Henkel careers website.

Apply for the Henkel Finance Internship

Do not send your CV by email.

For application-related questions, contact:

recruitment.ssa@henkel.com
Closing date: No fixed deadline

Henkel has not set a fixed closing date, so applicants should submit their applications while the position remains open.