Finance Specialist - Intern (January 2027)

Ultimate VC List; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Employee stock options

Sabbatical after 3 years of service

Books provided

Hybrid remote policy

Onboarding in Paris office

Job summary

Malt is seeking an end-of-study intern to join our Cash Management department in Paris. You will support financing operations across the platform, ensuring accurate and timely processing while serving as a guardian of our financial health.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams, perform risk checks, and identify bottlenecks to improve workflows on a weekly basis. English fluency and strong Excel/Sheets skills are required.

Qualifications

• Final-year Master’s student in Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data accuracy.
• Proficient in English; high proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel.
• Familiarity with Jira, Looker or Notion is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute end-to-end financing transactions and allocations.
• Perform risk management tasks, fraud checks and credit limit monitoring.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose concrete process improvements weekly.
• Maintain clear operational documentation and track KPIs.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Finance or Business

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Jira

Looker

Notion

Job description

Discover our galaxy

Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 900,000 talented freelancers with 90,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

• A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries
• A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth
• Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI
• A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here!

At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.

Explore your future career

Join Malt’s Cash Management department to strengthen and scale our day-to-day financial operations. In this role, you will sit at the core of our financial engine, ensuring the seamless, accurate, and timely execution of all financing transactions across the platform. You will serve as a key guardian of our financial health by maintaining rigorous risk management standards, conducting essential fraud checks, and overseeing credit limit compliance. Operating in a fast-paced environment where efficiency is paramount, you will also play an active part in optimizing our workflows by identifying operational bottlenecks and implementing concrete process improvements every week.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee and execute end-to-end financing transactions, including eligibility assessments, financing requests, and payment allocations.

• Perform critical risk management and compliance tasks, such as conducting fraud checks, monitoring credit limits, and handling buyback procedures.

• Identify and troubleshoot operational bottlenecks quickly with a strong, customer-first problem-solving mindset.

• Propose and roll out concrete solutions to streamline day-to-day workflows and increase processing efficiency.

• Build and maintain clear operational documentation while tracking and reporting on core performance KPIs.

About you

• Currently enrolled in the final year of a Master’s degree (Master 2, Business School, or University) in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, seeking an end-of-study internship.

• A first internship or work experience in credit, financing operations, or corporate finance is a strong asset.

• High rigor and meticulous attention to detail with an uncompromising standard for data and transactional accuracy.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, curious and eager to dissect complex processes.

• Professional working proficiency in English, paired with a solid command of Google Sheets or Excel.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Looker, or Notion is a distinct plus.

Life on planet Malt is the perfect space to thrive personally and professionally

• Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Employee Stock Options so you can own the business with us as we grow it
• Malt Sabbatical: after three years of service, every Malter is entitled to one month of sabbatical leave
• Free books: If you’re interested in learning more about any topic relevant to Malt’s business, just tell us the books you’d like to read, and we’ll order them for you—without any questions asked or approval processes to follow.
• Remote work: Hybrid remote policy

At Malt, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We recruit based on skills, experience, and potential, without any form of discrimination related to age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. Our mission is to create a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and safe to thrive.

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