Corporate Development Intern_Jan 2027

Carousell Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Carousell Group is seeking a full-time 6-month internship starting January 2027 in Singapore to support corporate development and investor relations activities. The role emphasizes financial modeling, market research, and collaboration with senior management.

Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 1 year of relevant experience are welcome. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, plus strong analytical and communication skills, are required. Familiarity with AI for data analysis is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Fresh graduates welcome; 1+ year in relevant roles is a plus.
• Strong financial modeling and three-statement analyses.
• Proficient Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of market trends and competitor strategies.
• Identify and analyze potential M&A and partnership opportunities, including target screening, company research and valuation.
• Support due diligence, post-merger integration and partnership initiatives as they arise, including coordinating information requests across teams and advisors.
• Update the Group’s 5-year investor-facing financial model and build scenario analyses for M&A and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly investor reports and presentations, including financial statements, KPI packs and budget versus actual commentary.
• Reconcile financial and operating data across management accounts, statutory accounts and KPI trackers, working closely with Finance and business unit teams.
• Leverage AI tools to automate recurring investor reporting processes and to accelerate research, analysis and the preparation of deliverables.
• Collaborate on ad-hoc projects and activities relating to corporate development and corporate strategy to support the team and senior management.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Carousell Group is the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia on a mission to make secondhand the first choice. Founded in August 2012 in Singapore, the Group has a leading presence in seven markets under the brands Carousell, Carousell Media Group, Cho Tot, Laku6, LuxLexicon, Mudah.my , OneShift, REFASH and Revo Financial, serving tens of millions of monthly active users. Carousell is backed by leading investors including Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, STIC Investments, 500 Global and Peak XV Partners (formerly known as Sequoia Capital India).

As a team of passionate individuals working together to solve meaningful problems, there is so much more for you to discover in a career with Carousell. Our culture is made up of hiring, developing, and promoting people who embody our values of HEART, which is an acronym for Humility, Empathy, Accountability, Relentlessly resourceful and Teamwork. Together as an organisation, we make magic happen.

Job Description

Keep abreast of market trends and competitor strategies

Assist the team in identifying and analyzing potential M&A and partnership opportunities, including target screening, company research and valuation

Support due diligence, post-merger integration and partnership initiatives as they arise, including coordinating information requests across teams and advisors

Update the Group’s 5-year investor-facing financial model and build scenario analyses for M&A and strategic initiatives

Prepare monthly and quarterly investor reports and presentations, including financial statements, KPI packs and budget versus actual commentary

Reconcile financial and operating data across management accounts, statutory accounts and KPI trackers, working closely with Finance and business unit teams

Leverage AI tools to automate recurring investor reporting processes and to accelerate research, analysis and the preparation of deliverables

Collaborate on ad-hoc projects and activities relating to corporate development and corporate strategy to support the team and senior management

Qualifications

*This is a full-time, 6-month internship starting Jan 2027.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or any related field. Fresh graduates and candidates with one or more years of relevant work experience are welcome to apply

Demonstrable familiarity and/or interest in accounting, corporate finance, and/or startups

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation creation

Good financial modeling skills, including three-statement models, with an understanding of revenue and cost drivers

Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail, including reconciling data across sources

Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships

Familiarity with using AI to streamline data analysis and information gathering

Proactive and able to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and deliver high-quality outputs

Possesses analytical rigor and a structured thought process that can be clearly articulated

Experience in similar positions or in investor relations, audit, investment banking, corporate finance or FP&A will be a plus

Available to commit to full-time work for 6 months