Accounting Intern

The Accounting/Finance team is responsible for protecting the Company’s financial assets, mitigating financial risks and reporting the financial position of the company to business stakeholders. The department is comprised of three main pillars:
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, and Treasury.

For more than 185 years, Hermès has encouraged a culture of discovery for our clients and our people. We invite you to contribute to this legacy while exploring your own professional future. Discover new opportunities and expand your passions with the Hermès US internship program, Generation H!

As part of Generation H, you will have the opportunity to join Hermès and gain real-world, professional experience as a complement to your academic studies. In addition to the work you will provide within your specific team, you will also attend a learning-focused guest-speaker series that will provide you with exposure to various teams throughout the company; partner with a mentor who will provide feedback and coaching to support your professional skills development;

network with stakeholders; and collaborate on a capstone Generation H project.

The duration of the Generation H program is five months. Please note in order to qualify for the program, you must be able to work during this five month period. The internship is scheduled for January 11th - June 28th, 2027 and may be Full-Time or Part-Time to accommodate your academic schedule.

All internships are in-person (non-remote) and based in the Hermès US corporate headquarters located in New York City. Interns are paid an hourly rate of US $20.00. A Part-Time will be scheduled for more than 15 hours but less than 35 hours per week.

• Monitoring, investigating, and reporting credit card disputes, and collaborating with the store directors to ensure responses are submitted to merchant services in a timely manner
• Participate in the periodic hard close process including:
• Performing balance sheet account reconciliations, investigating any discrepancies, and performing clearing activities in SAP
• Assist with monthly journal entries and perform true ups for accounts
• Performing inter-company bill back and reconciliation

• Create/update a dynamic excel database of leases and other related documents
• Complete new Lease Abstract Form for all leases
• Assist Accounts Payable with T&E as needed
• Support the Accounting department with various ad-hoc projects, including audits

• Enrolled in an Associates, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree program
• Excel expertise including utilizing Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, H-Lookups, Index/Match, Sumifs preferred
• Knowledge of SAP and Retail POS software a plus
• Regular in-person work at a Company-designated work location is an essential function of this position.

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity…