Accounting/Finance Intern
Bookmark ThisCompany: Accordia Global Health Foundation
Address: 1101 14th St. NW. Suite 80, Washington DC
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: Part-time, Unpaid
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Description
A Finance Intern is wanted for a fast-paced, growing international not-for-profit organization in metro-accessible downtown DC. The finance intern will report to the director of finance and administration and the staff accountant and will serve a key function in the daily organizational operations. Those with great organizational skills and prior experience in grant accounting are strongly encouraged to apply.About the Organization: Accordia Global Health Foundation was born out of a unique private-public partnership between academicians of Africa and North America, the pharmaceutical industry and other organizations and institutions looking to unite in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This partnership, the Academic Alliance (AA), began attacking the most pressing global health crisis of our time by supporting and strengthening the medical infrastructure in Uganda to better train and prepare physicians, scientists, nurses, pharmacists and laboratory technicians from all over sub-Saharan Africa to respond to the challenge of the epidemic and other infectious diseases. The AA built the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) and developed an innovative combination of clinical care, prevention and research programs in the region. Accordia Global Health Foundation was created in September 2003 to develop, support and sustain the vision of the AA to fight HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases in Africa. Based in Washington, DC. Funding comes primarily from private donors such as Gates Foundation, Pfizer, ExxonMobil, and Gilead. To find out more information about Accordia Global Health Foundation please visit our website at www.accordiafoundation.org
Responsibilities
Finance and accounting responsibilities: • A/P - invoice review & input of payables • A/R - invoice processing, review & collection • Maintain current vendor and contract files. • Assist in month end closing activities • Assist in yearend financial and compliance audit preparation • Other general finance and accounting supportResponsibilities will also include special projects as assigned, including but not limited to, general contracting, board preparations and other duties at the discretion of the Director of Finance and the Staff Accountant.