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Intern - AI Financial Advisory (m/w/d)

Finton
Contract type
One-time
Work mode
On-site · Köln, Germany
Experience
Junior / entry level · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

A finance internship at an AI-native finance consultancy, supporting client projects with data preparation, financial models and analyses, plus business development and strategy work with the founders.

At a glance

Employment
Internship
Work mode
On-site · Köln, Germany
Languages
German – very good, English – very good

What you'll do

  • Prepare financial data from ERP and accounting systems and build analyses and dashboards on the AI platform for client projects.
  • Contribute to financial models, cash forecasts, contribution margin analyses and company valuations, and check data and results for plausibility.
  • Research target customers, investors and multipliers, maintain lead lists and create proposal and pitch materials and case studies.
  • Work directly with the founders on strategic questions such as positioning, pricing, new service lines and partnerships.
  • Monitor the market, competitors and AI developments in finance and derive recommendations for the offering.
  • Help the technology team further develop the AI platform with feedback from project work and the market.
  • Take initiative on internal topics such as recruiting, knowledge building or process improvement.

What we're looking for

  • Ongoing or completed bachelor's or master's degree in economics, industrial engineering or a comparable field with very good grades, at least three completed semesters.
  • First relevant practical experience, e.g. internships in consulting, investment banking, transaction advisory, private equity or a company's finance department.
  • Confident use of Excel and PowerPoint and a basic understanding of balance sheet, P&L and cash flow.
  • Interest in AI and process automation in finance; programming skills are not a must.
  • Strong analytical skills, structured working style and good business understanding.
  • Initiative, reliability and enjoyment of driving things forward yourself in a small team.
  • Very good German and English skills, written and spoken.

Nice to have

  • First exposure to financial models or valuation is a plus.

Benefits

Company laptop, public transport subsidy, gym membership, free drinks in the office, casual dress code and regular team events.

  • Work on real projects, models and strategy topics and see what happens with your work at the client.
  • A fixed mentor from the founding team, regular feedback and insight into how a consultancy is built and run.
  • Option to join full-time after the internship for those who convince.
  • Fair internship compensation that reflects your experience.
  • Work with the company's own AI platform instead of manual Excel work.
  • Office at Friesenplatz in the middle of Cologne, working together on site with flexible working hours.

How to get hired

  1. 1Apply via the platform; a CV is enough, no cover letter needed.
  2. 2You hear back within a week.
  3. 3The first interview is directly with one of the founders.

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About Finton

An AI-native finance consultancy that designs and implements AI-supported solutions for the CFO area.

Finton advises mid-sized and investor-financed companies with typically 10 to 250 million euros in revenue, whose finance teams are too small or too manual for the requirements of shareholders and banks.

Mission

Deliver productive finance results quickly by building on the customer's existing ERP, accounting and operational systems and bringing the data together.

Key facts

  • 2023
  • Hamburg, Köln und München
  • Finance consulting
  • Founded in 2023 by Jan, Julian and Neil.
  • Serves clients across the DACH region from Hamburg, Cologne and Munich.
  • More than 150 completed projects.

What they value

  • Initiative and shaping things rather than just working through tasks.
  • Small team with flat hierarchies.