Accounting Intern

Position: Accounting intern at Verdane, 1 year internship

Preferred start date: September

Based out of: Oslo

About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with sustainable, tech-enabled businesses in Europe, helping them achieve international growth. With a focus on Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, Verdane's ten funds have over €6bn+ in total commitments and have invested in over 300 fast-growing businesses since 2003. With a strong culture focus, Verdane boasts a team of over 140 professionals and operating experts based in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, London, Munich and Berlin. Join Verdane and become the preferred growth partner for sustainable and tech-enabled businesses in Europe.

You may be familiar with some of the companies that we have invested in, such as Easy Park, Farmasiet, CAIA Cosmetics, Oda and Spond. We are proud to have attracted high caliber investors from more than 15 countries, ranging from large foundations and endowments to pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. Over half of the capital commitments in our most recent funds are by not-for-profit investors. Verdane recently successfully raised €2.2 billion through the fundraising of Freya XI and Edda III, which attracted an increasingly global investor base.

Job description
We are looking for a part-time Accounting Intern (20 %). As an Accounting Intern at Verdane you will be a part of our finance department which currently has 13 members. The Department is organized in three segments: fund controlling, controlling, and accounting. The Accounting Intern will first and foremost be working closely with the accounting-team but should expect to be involved with other segments as well.

You will be involved in day-to-day accounting within an international growth equity investment firm. You will be working closely with experienced colleagues which will be contributing with academic development relevant for your studies.

Your responsibilities

• Assist with general cost accounting
• Examining expenses submitted by employees
• Other accounting related duties in the finance & accounting department
• Expect to be involved in the quarterly and yearly financial closing process for our Norwegian companies.

Your profile

• Currently pursuing a degree in the fields of auditing or accounting, preferably on your 2nd or 3rd year in your degree.
• Experience with Excel
• You are comfortable with written and spoken English and Norwegian.

Our corporate values

• We dare to be different: We are bold in our thinking and challenge the status quo
• We get things done: We actively work to shorten decision making cycles, always completing our set tasks with quality
• We love what we do: We are genuinely committed and passionately curious, entrepreneurial in spirit and deed – the best idea wins
• We respect people and the planet: We show responsibility and aspire to be on the right side of history, helping to move our industry towards more sustainable, long-term thinking

Please note that applications are assessed on an ongoing basis and we encourage candidates to apply as soon as they feel ready.

Location: Oslo, NO