Philips

Apprentice- SISC - Finance intern

Chennai (ex Madras)
Internship
Posted Nov 4, 2026

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About the Organization

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Headquartered in the Netherlands , the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics , as well as in consumer health . Philips' health technology portfolio generated sales of EUR 17.8 billion in 2025 and employs approximately 65,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries.

As you kick-start your career, you deserve the opportunity to work on projects that have real impact on the lives of millions, in a place where innovative collaboration is supported and flourishes, and where your personal and professional aspirations are encouraged.

Working at Philips is not just a career, but a career in which you’ll grow, make deep connections, work with inspirational minds and make a lasting and measurable difference to the world. Not just work but doing the work of your life to help the lives of others.

Job Responsibilities:

•Supports some tasks to assist with purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes within the assigned scope, ensuring compliance with directives and achieving efficiency within the department.

•Helps in executing routine assignments professionally, adheres to quality standards and deadlines, ensures that each task is completed with precision and efficiency and meets established requirements and schedules.

•Adheres to Internal Control Systems procedures relating to the purchase-to-Pay (PTP) processes by meticulously following established procedures and ensuring compliance with industry controls.

•Assists in documenting transactions, and maintaining rigorous oversight to safeguard against errors, fraud, and inefficiencies throughout the purchase and payment lifecycle.

•Supports the checking of invoices against purchase orders and receipts to ensure accuracy by confirming that all details match and discrepancies are addressed promptly, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to financial controls.

•Fills purchase data in accounting and purchase systems to ensure accurate and timely tracking of transactions, facilitating efficient processing and management of purchase activities, and maintaining up-to-date records.

•Assists in addressing and resolving basic routine issues or disputes related to purchases, deliveries, or payments by providing timely support and solutions to ensure smooth purchase processes and maintain positive vendor relationships.

•Updates knowledge of purchase best practices and industry trends through training, research, and professional development to enhance effectiveness and stay current with evolving standards.

The Purchase to Pay Intern is responsible for supporting purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes by ensuring compliance, precision, and efficiency in tasks, documenting transactions, verifying invoice accuracy, maintaining purchase records, resolving routine issues, and staying updated on best practices and industry trends. The role assists in documenting transactions and maintaining oversight to prevent errors and fraud. The role supports checking invoices against purchase orders to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies. The role fills purchase data in accounting systems for accurate tracking and efficient processing.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business , discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose .

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care .

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