Accounting Policies & Internal Controls Trainee

Accounting Policies & Internal Controls Trainee

ING Luxembourg is looking for a trainee within its department « Accounting Policies & Internal Controls Trainee » on a 6-month internship contract agreed by the student’s school, starting from July 2024.

The Accounting& Policies Internal Controls Service oversees the smooth running of internal account monitoring & ensure the SOX compliance within the Bank is adequately operating. Daily points come along such as:

• General accounting in accordance with Lux Gaap and IFRS norms (local and ING Group)
• Following the requirements of the US’ law Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX404)
• Legal and prudential reports (EBA, CSSF and BCL)
• Finance & regulatory reporting
• Monitoring of changes in accounting regulations

As an Accounting Policies & Internal Controls Trainee you will:

Maily work on two distinct subjects: Monitoring of SOX controls and processes across the Bank & Internal control monitoring in the Finance team

SOX Compliance:

• Follow up on SOX controls throughout the bank,
• Communicate with the different business teams of the bank to obtain quality information in due time,
• Help with tracking, evidence, preparation of presentation to all SOX stakeholders.

Internal control:

• Create and maintain accounting scheme in compliance with Group Accounting Policies,
• Implement periodic internal control monitoring reviews on control design and operating effectiveness,
• Coordinate with all the team across the bank to collect data on all ING owned Bank account and help with the follow up of the RCSA (Risk & Control Self-Assessment).

In general, we expect from our trainees to proactively seek opportunities for process improvements and elimination of non-value added work.

Your Profile :

Competencies :

• Undergraduate university degree and are a postgraduate student (Master 1 or Master 2);
• Ideally with already an successful internship in a big four;
• General knowledge of the bank, its products and its processes;
• Good knowledge in accounting, and in risks and internal control in general;
• Perfect knowledge of  French and English;
• Good knowledge of IT skills as Excel (VLookup, Pivot Table), Word and Power Point;

Soft skills

·         Well organized and focused on quality and timely delivery;

·         Strong analytical & thinking skills and able to work with autonomy;

·         Able to use new IT products and using them wisely;

·         Team player with good social skills and a strong communicator

Work environment :

ING is one of the world’s leading financial groups. With more than 53 000 employees, ING offers banking, insurance and asset management services to more than 33 million clients in 40 different countries.

In Luxembourg, our clients are individuals, small and large corporations as well as institutions. ING employs around 830 people and offers a wide range of financial services (banking, insurance, leasing).