Finance Intern

Headquartered in Melbourne, the firm is employee-owned. Bayside Strategies is a management and technology consulting firm with 450 employees worldwide.

Overview:

Help the FP&A build budgets, track spend against plan and prepare investor-ready reports. This role is fully remote within Australia. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish.

What you'll do:

• Track vendor payments and upcoming dues in a cash flow sheet
• Research industry benchmarks and competitor financials from annual reports
• Support pricing analysis for new plans or products
• Review invoices for accuracy before they go to accounts payable
• Prepare monthly budget versus actual reports and explain major variances
• Write short notes explaining trends in revenue and spending
• Build and update financial models for revenue, costs and cash runway
• Collect expense data from department heads and reconcile it with the books

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Good with numbers and careful with details. Small errors in finance cause big problems
• Laptop with desktop MS Excel installed (not only the web version) and stable internet
• Available 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months
• Comfortable asking questions when the data does not add up
• Strong MS Excel: VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables and basic charts
• Clear written English for reports and emails

Nice to have:

• Financial modelling course or case competition experience
• Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau
• CFA Level 1 cleared or in progress

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $33,000 to $40,000 per year

What we offer:

• Paid holiday accrued during the placement
• Reference on completion
• Home working allowance
• Access to online training
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Laptop provided

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Bayside Strategies Pty Ltd.