Finance Intern

Role summary

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The Finance Intern supports the hotel’s finance team with daily accounting activities, including data entry, invoice checking, filing, reconciliations, reporting, and basic financial analysis. Candidates should be studying finance, accounting, business, or a related subject and have good numerical, organizational, and communication skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel is expected; hotel or accounting-system experience is an advantage. The successful candidate should be reliable, detail-oriented, discreet with confidential information, willing to learn, and comfortable working in a professional hospitality environment. Flexibility, teamwork, and the ability to meet deadlines are important.

About the employer

JW Marriott Hotel Surabaya is a luxury Marriott International property in Surabaya, East Java, serving business travelers, leisure guests, meetings, and social events. The hotel typically combines elegant guest rooms and suites with restaurants, event facilities, fitness and wellness amenities, and professional guest services. As part of Marriott International, it follows global standards for hospitality, service quality, training, ethics, and operational performance. Finance team members support the commercial health of the hotel through budgeting, accounting controls, purchasing documentation, payroll coordination, financial reporting, and compliance. An internship at the property can provide practical exposure to hotel accounting and the wider operation of an international hospitality brand. Marriott also offers structured learning opportunities and may provide access to broader career pathways within its hotels and corporate network, subject to business needs and local employment requirements.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers hospitality, tourism, finance, technology, retail, education, and manufacturing opportunities across Java, Bali, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. Surabaya, on Java, is a major business city with lower living costs than Jakarta and generally more affordable housing than Bali. Indonesian culture values politeness, community, respect for seniority, and religious diversity; learning basic Bahasa Indonesia is highly useful. Lifestyle choices range from busy urban living and shopping to local food, beaches, mountains, and historic areas. Foreign nationals normally need an appropriate visa or work permit arranged with an employer; an internship may require a specific sponsored stay permission, so requirements should be confirmed with Marriott and Indonesian immigration before travel. Relocating employees should budget for housing, transport, health insurance, deposits, and document processing. Indonesian residents usually use motorbikes, ride-hailing applications, buses, or trains for daily travel.