Master Data Intern (Part-time)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. Novanta scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Business Unit Overview
This position is part of Novanta’s Corporate and Shared Services global
teams. Novanta’s Corporate and Shared Services teams play an important
role in executing the company’s strategic mission and operations. Included
in Corporate and Shared Services are the business functions including
Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal,
Compliance, Corporate Development and Corporate Marketing. The
Corporate and Shared Services teams work closely with all Novanta business units to support operating initiatives contributing to the organization’s
financial success.
Summary
Reporting to the Master Data Specialist, the Junior Master Data Intern ensures that Novanta’s customer and supplier master data is accurate and secure, focusing on bank detail verification and manual processing in SAP S/4HANA and Oracle. This entry-level role applies strict anti-fraud controls, maintains audit-ready evidence and includes structured training.
Primary Responsibilities
Bank Verification & Payment-Fraud Prevention
- Verify new and changed supplier and customer bank details against supporting documentation before activation.
- Perform independent call-back verification using contact details from a trusted source, never from the request itself.
- Validate IBAN and SWIFT/BIC data and confirm that the account holder matches the legal entity.
- Escalate red flags (e.g., urgent requests, name or country mismatches) promptly to the Master Data Specialist.
- Retain full verification evidence for SOX and audit purposes.
Manual Master Data Processing
- Process create, change, block/unblock and deactivation requests for customer and supplier records in SAP S/4HANA and Oracle.
- Check requests for completeness, approvals and documentation.
- Perform duplicate checks and validate legal names, addresses and VAT numbers (e.g., via EU VIES).
- Apply the four-eyes principle and meet agreed service levels.
- Run periodic data-quality checks and clean up duplicate records.
- Maintain work instructions and flag automation opportunities.
- Liaise with Procurement, Finance and Customer Service on queries.
Required Experience, Education, and Skills
Experience & Education
- Typically 0-2 years in finance, accounting or data administration; graduates are welcome.
- SAP, Oracle or shared service experience is an advantage.
- Completed secondary education; bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field preferred.
- Good MS Excel skills (e.g. XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data validation).
- Basic knowledge of accounting, procure-to-pay and order-to-cash.
- Fluent English; an additional European language is an advantage.
Competencies
- Accuracy & Control Mindset: never bypasses a verification step.
- Integrity & Confidentiality: protects sensitive bank and personal data.
- Communication: engages clearly and professionally with requesters.
- Accountability: owns assigned requests through to completion.
- Learning Agility: adapts readily to process and system change.
- Eligible to work legally in Czech republic
Training Requirements
- SAP S/4HANA and Oracle master data transactions and workflows.
- Bank verification procedure and payment-fraud awareness.
- SOX internal controls, audit documentation and GDPR.
We offer
- Internship (part-time job) with flexible working time which is compatible with studies
- Work onsite at the office
- Creative, innovative & friendly work environment, great team, new offices
- Free refreshments at the workplace (hot drinks - great coffee, tea; fruit/vegetables 2 times a week)
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.