Finance Internship
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About Visa
Visa is a global leader in payments and technology, facilitating over 259 billion payment transactions annually across more than 200 countries and territories. These transactions connect consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities. Visa’s mission is to connect the world through a secure, reliable, convenient, and innovative payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Their purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere, by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Job Description: Visa Finance Internship
Visa’s Finance internship program offers a high-visibility role within the payments industry. Interns work alongside experienced Finance professionals, gaining skills and contributing to Visa’s business through challenging projects. The program includes:
• Challenging Projects: Interns tackle impactful projects, receiving training, guidance, and feedback to drive meaningful change.
• Exclusive Speaker Series: Participation in two executive speaker series provides insights into Visa’s operations and the broader finance landscape.
• Project Presentation: At the end of the summer, interns present their projects to Visa’s Finance Leadership Team.
• Placement: Interns are placed in finance functions (Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, and Strategic Sourcing) based on experience, interest, and Visa’s needs.
• Full-Time Opportunities: High-performing interns are considered for full-time roles in Visa’s two-year Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP).
Core Function Overviews:
• Controllership: Focuses on understanding, recording, and reconciling accounting transactions; analyzing financial statements; and participating in external financial reporting, including compliance with internal controls.
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Develops detailed understandings of factors impacting Visa’s P&L to optimize financial performance and achieve financial goals. This involves planning, analysis, identifying improvements, and making or enabling business decisions.
• Treasury: Facilitates and optimizes global fund movement for Visa’s business, managing the settlement of Visa transactions (~$60B/day), foreign exchange across numerous countries and currencies, offering Treasury-as-a-Service (TaaS) solutions, and managing insurance activities, cash, liquidity, and debt.
• Strategic Sourcing: Works with business leaders to establish third-party partnerships that drive efficiency, cost savings, and performance improvements. This involves leveraging best practices and collaborating with various teams (supplier risk management, legal, FP&A, and IT).
FLDP (Finance Leadership Development Program):
Successful interns may be offered a position in the FLDP, a two-year program consisting of four six-month rotations. This program aims to build foundational knowledge, expand professional networks, and foster professional growth. Graduates of the FLDP typically pursue Finance Senior Manager roles.
