Internal Audit and AFAC Intern

Your mission

War Child is looking for a:

Internal Audit and AFAC Intern
flexible, independent with excellent organizational, tracking, and follow-up skills

4-5 days per week for a minimum period of 5 months, starting in September 2026

We are looking for an Intern who will join Team Shared Operations, from beginning of September for a period of at least 5 months, 4-5 days per week.

As intern in War Child you can count on an interesting internship, with an opportunity to learn a lot. Of course you will get guidance, but also freedom to work out your ideas.

Please note that War Child interns need to be enrolled as students at a Dutch educational institution for the duration of their internship. Please note that this internship does not suit students who are in their thesis writing semesters.

Our organisation

War Child is a medium-sized aid organization. The Department of Finance, IT & Risk Management, of which the Risk and Internal Audit function is part, is part of a Global Shared Platform, a service centre that serves fundraising teams in Europe and the USA as well as field-oriented teams based in countries and regions affected by conflict. The Shared Platform is the result of a merger of the War Child organisations in the Netherlands and in the UK as per 1 January 2024.

We try to keep an informal ambiance within our office in Amsterdam, with a lot of room for creativity, inspiration and self‑initiative from employees. We try to practice what we preach: dynamic, innovative, integrity focused and a drive to reach the highest possible results against the lowest possible costs.

Audit and fraud investigations action tracking & follow‑up

• Maintain and update the audit and fraud investigations findings and action‑tracking database to ensure timely remediation of identified issues.
• Monitor the status of management action plans and follow up with responsible stakeholders on outstanding items.
• Consolidate audit observations, recommendations, and remediation plans from multiple audits into centralized tracking tools.
• Prepare periodic reports and dashboards on audit findings, overdue actions, and remediation progress for management review.
• Support the closure validation process by collecting evidence and confirming implementation of corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of audit tracking, reporting, and follow‑up processes.
• Identify opportunities to find innovative solutions to centralize audit findings, automate follow‑up activities, generate reminders, and provide real‑time visibility into remediation status through dashboards and workflow tools.

Audit testing & sample reviews

• Assist in performing audit testing and reviewing supporting documentation.
• Perform preliminary reviews of transactions, controls, and supporting evidence to identify exceptions or anomalies.
• Document testing results and maintain clear audit trails.

Investigations & AFAC Support

• Support anti‑fraud and anti‑corruption reviews, investigations, and monitoring activities.
• Assist in gathering, organising, and analysing information from multiple sources to support investigations.
• Perform data analysis to identify unusual trends, patterns, or potential red flags.

• Student of Finance, Internal Audit, Business Management, or relevant field
• You are enrolled in a Dutch higher education institute for the whole duration of the internship
• Ability to produce quality work outputs within agreed priorities and to deadlines
• Ability to maintain contacts at different levels
• Excellent planning & organisational skills
• Problem‑solving skills, can‑do mentality
• Pro‑active, independent and flexible
• Interested to work and communicate with people from various backgrounds
• Strong teamwork and communication skills including presentation preparation and delivery
• Excellent command of English language, both spoken and written
• Available for 4-5 days a week
• Available to start beginning of September for a minimum period of 5 months.

• Location: Amsterdam - Netherlands
• Type of
  
  Contract:
  
  Internship
• Internship allowance: € 300, - gross per month, based on 40 hours per week.

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