Group IT Controlling Intern (Finance, Data & AI)

Quick Facts

• Role: Group IT Controlling Intern (Finance, Data & AI)
• Collaboration: 1 year, ~30 hours/week

Description

You will support group-wide IT controlling activities across Finance, IT, and Data/AI. The internship focuses on monthly closing, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and variance investigations, including improving automated first-level controls and recurring Group reporting. You’ll also work with SQL and Microsoft Fabric Planning and create reporting in Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly closing, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting
• Perform data quality checks, reconciliations, and variance investigation with local Finance and IT teams
• Analyze IT OPEX, CAPEX, personnel expenses, and key financial KPIs across multiple countries
• Run and improve automated first-level controls and investigate exceptions
• Support recurring Group IT reporting and management information in Power BI
• Maintain Group-wide reporting structures, definitions, and data treatment across countries
• Use SQL to structure, transform, and maintain financial/controlling data
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes in Microsoft Fabric Planning
• Identify repetitive activities suitable for automation and improve them with Power Automate, AI agents, and other tools
• Use enterprise AI tools for daily analytical and controlling work

Requirements

• Basic understanding of OPEX, CAPEX, and PEREX and their impact on EBITDA and net profit
• Some exposure to monthly closing, forecasting, and/or budgeting
• Ability to understand and investigate financial variances
• Excel: strong user knowledge including LET, FILTER, XLOOKUP (LAMBDA is an advantage)
• SQL: basic knowledge of SELECT (WHERE, AND/OR nested logic, CASE, aggregations, JOINs)
• Power Query: practical knowledge to understand and modify existing transformations
• Availability for long-term collaboration (1 year) and ~30 hours/week
• Advanced English; Czech/Slovak is an advantage

Benefits

• Hands-on experience across Finance, Data, IT, and AI
• Access to Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate, and Microsoft Copilot (Claude Enterprise may be provided where justified)
• Global-level role within Group headquarters with group-wide impact
• Space for professional growth in a growing organization
• Regular interaction with senior IT and Finance stakeholders, including the Group CIO
• Exposure to topics discussed at Group Board level
• Meal allowance, Multisport card (fully covered), public transport contribution, pension insurance contribution, referral bonus, and VIP pharmacy discounts