Underwriting & Portfolio Operations Intern (on-site)

About the role

As a Financial Operations Intern, you'll support the full customer financing lifecycle — from payment reconciliation to compliance checks to process automation — while working directly alongside the Finance, Operations, and Risk teams. This is a 6-month internship with real responsibility, not a shadow programme.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end support across the customer financing lifecycle — from onboarding documentation through to ongoing servicing — ensuring accuracy and completeness at every stage.
• Prepare, validate, and reconcile payment data, invoices, and partner settlements, catching discrepancies before they become problems.
• Handle operational case management: investigate issues, document outcomes, and close the loop with internal stakeholders without letting things fall through the cracks.
• Use AI tools and coding assistants to identify and automate repetitive manual tasks, building lightweight scripts that free the team to focus on higher-order work.
• Contribute to compliance processes — including KYC/AML support — maintaining records that are audit-ready from day one.
• Spot recurring process gaps, propose fixes, and help implement standard operating procedures that actually stick.

What you'll need

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Operations, or a related field.
• Works through complex operational data methodically: catches the error in row 847, documents why it happened, and closes the loop.
• Comfortable in Excel or Google Sheets and at least curious about SQL.
• Uses AI tools (Claude, Claude Code, or similar) as a natural part of daily work.
• Fluent in both German and English, written and verbal.
• Takes ownership without being chased: if something's broken, you flag it; if something's slow, you find a way to speed it up.
• Based in Berlin and energized by being in the room.

Nice to have

• Experience with BI or data visualisation tools (Metabase, Looker, or similar)
• German language proficiency (B2 or above)

What they offer

• Competitive pay tailored to the Berlin internship market
• Unlimited enterprise-grade AI access
• Real ownership on a mission impacting the energy transition
• Direct work alongside founding team and world-class investors
• Prenzlauer Berg office, latest Apple hardware, free meals, 25 days vacation, Deutschland-Ticket covered