Financial analyst intern (d/f/m) at Solaris

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 700+ people from over 70 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

Your Role 

• Understanding of Solaris’ full product suite incl. all revenue & direct costs drivers and their respective impact on business performance.
• Supporting the budget tracking against actuals including the responsibility for monthly and ad-hoc performance reviews with leadership and cost center owners.
• Supporting the budget planning process for Solaris Group with a focus on the operating expense for individual product groups, functions and individual countries.
• Closely helping the team to coordinate the monitoring and steering of the workforce development by documenting changes (vacancies, new position requests, internal changes) to manage all compensation-related expenses in line with the business need.
• Support and carry on strategic projects within the Planning and Controlling teams.

We'd love to see 

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

 Hard skills:

• Education with B. Sc. or M. Sc. in Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics is preferred. Specialization in Controlling or Accounting is a plus.
• Previous internships as a Financial analyst intern, M&A intern, Investment banking intern, Private equity intern, preferably with touchpoints of the whole P&L statement.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting standards (especially HGB and IFRS) is a strong plus and banking knowledge/expertise is preferred.
• Financial modelling skills required.
• Knowledge of the main office automation IT tools (in particular Microsoft Excel and Power Point), and knowledge of programming languages ​​(such as VBA, Python or SQL)
• Professional fluency in English in both speaking and writing: German is a significant plus.

Soft skills:

• Your entrepreneurial hands-on and can-do mentality with exceptional analytical expertise and the greatest attention to detail.
• Interest in FinTech and Financial Services is a strong plus and experience in dealing with auditors and regulators is beneficial
• Strongly beneficial previous experience in Investment banking, Private equity or M&A.
• At the same time, you are a strong team player and an effective communicator, who can operate in a diverse team, cross-functionally, takes ownership and demonstrates self-initiative.

Benefits 

• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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