Working Student - Finance and Business Support (12-16 hours per week)

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in finance while making a meaningful impact?

We are seeking a motivated working student to join our Finance team in Amsterdam. Our team is customer-focused, operates in a fast-paced environment, and consists of highly driven professionals. In this role, you will also collaborate with other teams across the company.

About the Team

The Finance Team is led by our CFO and includes a Manager Business Control, Business Controller, and a Consolidation and Finance Manager, supported by a team of work students, who focus on billing and other finance-related tasks. The team continuously seeks opportunities to improve its systems and methods, develop innovative ways to monitor and track data, and increase transparency.

You will actively support the Finance team in answering questions from members, preparing invoices, credit notes and perform other basic accounting and administrative tasks. The role offers a unique chance to work in a fast-growing, mission-driven organization that paves the way for a more sustainable real asset sector, with many opportunities for personal development and career advancement. 

Requirements

• You are a current student studying Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a similar field
• You live in or near Amsterdam
• You are eager to learn
• You are available on average 16 hours per week
• You are willing to work from the office at least once a week
• Minimum availability of 12 months
• You have a great sense of responsibility and take ownership of your work
• You are proactive, curious, socially competent and not afraid to speak up
• You are able to communicate well in English

Benefits

• Involvement in a fast-growing international organization that is globally recognized as the leading sustainability benchmark for real assets
• Opportunity to work with a highly talented team in a flexible, supportive environment
• Compensation according to market rate
• Free and healthy lunch at the office
• Free public transport to and from the office

GRESB is an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace, one at which all workers — regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, identity, education, or disability — feel valued and respected. We are committed to a non-discriminatory approach to hiring and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our teams and programs. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and work to ensure that all voices are valued and heard.

ABOUT GRESB

GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable and transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to financial markets. We collect, validate, score and benchmark ESG data to provide business intelligence, engagement tools, and regulatory reporting solutions for investors, asset managers and the wider industry. 

Our vision: An investment industry that plays a central role in creating a sustainable world 

Our mission: To provide financial markets with actionable insights, ESG data and benchmarks 

Our ESG data and benchmarks now cover over USD 8.6 trillion in real estate and infrastructure value and are used by more than 170 institutional investors to make decisions that lead to a more sustainable world. 

We have an engaged community of asset managers who are proud to participate in our annual benchmarking process and a group of inspirational industry partners and ESG service providers who amplify our reach. 

The GRESB team comes from diverse backgrounds with experience spanning sustainability, data science, software development, real estate, infrastructure, and the capital markets. We’re passionate about tackling the sustainability challenge by providing the insights that will power the markets of the future and enable investors to allocate the world’s capital in a more responsible way. 

We are an energetic group of 100+ people, covering dozens of different nationalities, headquartered in Amsterdam, with regional representatives in London, Paris, Berlin, Boston, Washington DC, Denver, Sydney and across Asia Pacific. We care deeply about creating a positive and inclusive working environment where everyone feels comfortable contributing their ideas.