Apple Finance Intern - Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Students
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Apple’s Global Business Solutions (GBS) team, within the Finance organization, partners with Apple’s business across Greater China, including Retail, Sales, Operations, R&D and Services. In addition to supporting transactional and financial reporting processes, GBS provides a strategic platform to uncover trends and insights to enhance financial controls and compliance, operational efficiency and business performance.
We look for individuals with solid technical skills and the right balance of problem solving and strategic thinking to support the growth of Apple in Greater China. You will work closely with key business partners on daily finance operations and work together with the team to identify new opportunities in reporting, analytics and process improvement.
Description
As a Finance Intern in GBS, you will help to develop efficient, compliant processes and analytics solutions for Apple’s business needs. You will have the opportunity to work on analytics, projects and daily operations. This is a dynamic role with plenty of room for growth and evolving job responsibilities, including the following:
-Receive coaching from experts with deep finance knowledge and experience
-Proactively identify opportunities to simplify end-to-end processes and drive efficiency, while maintaining strong compliance and controls
-Ensures results meet key performance metrics and service level agreements (SLAs), aligned with partner expectations
-Use data visualization to identify operational trends, outliers and insights that drive tangible outcomes for our business partners
Minimum Qualifications
- Educational background in finance, accounting or relevant majors
- Available to join internship for at least 6 months full-time (October - March)
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in both English and Chinese
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of (or willingness to learn) core finance processes with the courage to challenge the status-quo, identify solutions, influence and execute effectively
- Passionate about how new technologies can enhance workflow efficiency, improve controls and solve real business problems
- Curiosity to “go beyond the numbers” and convert datasets into business insights that influence meaningful actions and results on a regional and global scale, including process improvements and business solutions
- Mature, responsible and ambitious professional who demonstrates integrity by driving quality, honesty and accountability in all work
- Growth mindset, fast learner, passionate about talent development and helping others