Axelera

Internship - Finance (Dec/Jan start, 6 months)

Eindhoven (hybrid), Remote. Posted 3 days ago

The role

You will join the finance team for 5 to 6 months and work on real daily finance operations. Tasks include accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and support for the FY2026 external audit. You will also help with investor and board reporting and with automating finance processes.

What you will do

  • Process and match supplier invoices, help clear the AP backlog and handle supplier queries.
  • Follow up on overdue customer payments and keep the receivables overview up to date.
  • Prepare bank reconciliations and support month-end close reconciliations.
  • Help prepare PBC lists, pull sample support and respond to auditor and external accountant requests during the FY2026 audit.
  • Help gather and organise financial information for investor updates, board packs and ad hoc projects.
  • Help document key finance processes and support automation work in NetSuite and AI tools.

Required qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Master's programme in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
  • Able to do the internship with an internship agreement (stageovereenkomst) from your university.
  • Solid understanding of bookkeeping basics: debits and credits, accruals, AP/AR and reconciliations.
  • Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, basic formulas).
  • Interest in automation and using AI tools to improve finance processes.
  • Available for 6 months from December 2026 or early January 2027, for at least 4 days per week.
  • Fluent in English, written and spoken.
  • The right to work in the Netherlands.
  • Accurate, organised and comfortable working through a high volume of transactions.

Nice to have

  • Experience with an ERP system, ideally NetSuite.
  • Previous finance, audit or accounting experience (internship, part-time job or student role).

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience across the full finance cycle, including a live external audit.
  • Close mentoring from experienced finance professionals, with real responsibility from day one.
  • Exposure to NetSuite and to how finance teams use AI and automation.
  • A monthly internship allowance.
  • An international, collaborative team and a chance to be considered for future roles.

Before you apply

  • Must be enrolled in a Master's programme and have an internship agreement from your university.
  • Must have the right to work in the Netherlands; visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
  • Recruiters may be used, but candidates never pay to be considered; contact careers@axelera.ai to confirm a recruiter is legitimate.

About the company

Axelera AI is a fast-growing European AI hardware scale-up. It builds high-performance, energy-efficient AI acceleration for the edge.