Wasserman is forever committed to serving our clients, colleagues and community with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive and lasting impact. We support our employees’ professional aspirations, with a rich internal culture where curiosity is rewarded. We offer our people multiple learning and development programs throughout the world. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at Wasserman.
Join our team today!
Our Grassroots internships are back for 2024! We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our UK teams this summer on a paid 3 month internship starting from June. This programme will give you the opportunity to experience the breadth of our huge scope across the sports and entertainment landscape.
What you will be doing
Our finance team are responsible for providing financial and administrative services to the wider Wasserman business and clients. You will gain experience across multiple aspects of the finance function including but not limited to:
- Accounts payable: Timely and accurate processing of all supplier invoices and credit notes received ensuring invoice documents include all required characteristics.
- Accounts receivable: creation of customer invoices and credit notes as requested by the business and preparing client statements as required.
- Assisting with general finance tasks as required
- Supporting with financial close and reporting process
The skills you need
- Ability to juggle several tasks at once and consistently deliver high-quality work to tight timescales
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, suppliers, and colleagues
- Prioritisation and time management skills
- Calm under pressure
- A passion for numbers and interest in gaining experience in a finance role
Please note: this role will be based at our Wasserman Live office in Orpington so will require you being able to work from there 4 days per week.
How to apply
To level the playing field, CVs aren’t important, instead, to apply for this role, we want you to create a short video which will be reviewed by our team.
Video brief
Using a smart phone, create a three-minute video of yourself telling us why you want this internship by answering the below questions: (be as creative as you like!)
- Introduce yourself
- What about finance interests you and why?
- What made you apply for this particular opportunity with Wasserman and how do you think an internship with us will support your future career development?
- You’re the captain of a football / rugby / any sport (!) team and you’re currently playing a match. It’s halftime and your team is losing. You’re in the dressing room leading the team talk – what do you say to your team to motivate them for the second half?
Share a link of this video via a platform like WeTransfer in the application questionnaire (don't include an expiration date to the video).
Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
