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Financial Controlling Intern

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Currently studying or about to complete a degree in economics, finance, business or a related field
  • Fluent in English
  • Curious about AI and automation tools
  • Must have an interest in crypto

Responsibilities

  • Support the monthly financial consolidation: prepare and reconcile inputs and check that figures tie out.
  • Review and approve expense requests against policy and budget, flagging anomalies and following up with requesters.
  • Track actuals against budget, keep reporting up to date and highlight variances to the team.
  • Run cost analyses and deep dives on specific spend areas, turning the numbers into clear findings and recommendations.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Budgeting
  • Communication
  • Proactivity
  • Detail Oriented
  • Willingness To Learn

About the company

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SwissBorg

  • Crypto & Web3
  • Scaleup
  • 201–500
SwissBorg is democratising wealth management by making it fun, fair, and community-centric. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, SwissBorg has an international team of over 75 people and holds two licenses to provide Virtual Currency Exchange and Virtual Currency Wallets internationally. We believe that blockchain technology can empower everyone to control their wealth and that this is the next step towards a world of decentralised nations, where every individual is welcome and is fairly rewarded for their contributions. The Product: SwissBorg app Our flagship product, the Wealth App, allows users to securely exchange digital assets and invest with 18 fiat currencies, with the protection of MPC keyless technology. In the app, our revolutionary Smart Engine takes the guesswork out of investing. By connecting to Binance, HitBTC, LMAX, and Kraken exchanges, we get you the best liquidity and rates in a matter of seconds. The Multi-Utility SwissBorg Token (CHSB) The CHSB token is at the heart of our ecosystem, and offers the 5 following utilities: The Protect & Burn Mechanism: 20% of the revenues made on fees in the Wealth App are dedicated to protecting the price of our token. When the price arrives in a bearish zone, we automatically place buy orders. All purchased CHSBs are then burned in a transparent manner. Membership: Lock CHSB within the Wealth App allows users to exchange at the best price with zero fees and earn 2X the yield of standard users. Exclusive Access: Get access to future exclusive wealth management products in the app Voting Rights: Participate in shaping the future of SwissBorg during our referendums

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Job description

SwissBorg is building the future of crypto wealth management, making investing more accessible, transparent and intuitive for everyone. At the core of our platform is the Meta-Exchange (MEX). This smart routing engine connects multiple exchanges and liquidity sources to deliver optimal execution in a single, seamless app.

We're Swiss-engineered, regulated, and trusted by nearly one million users managing over $1B in crypto assets. But beyond the numbers, what drives us is the people behind every wallet and a commitment to continuously improving how they experience and interact with crypto.

Join us!

We are looking for a Controlling Intern to join our Finance team for a one-year, fully remote internship. You will work closely with the team on budgeting, reporting and financial analysis, and gain hands-on experience of how finance supports decision-making in a fast-growing, regulated crypto company.


You will:
  • Support the monthly financial consolidation: prepare and reconcile inputs and check that figures tie out.

  • Review and approve expense requests against policy and budget, flagging anomalies and following up with requesters.

  • Track actuals against budget, keep reporting up to date and highlight variances to the team.

  • Run cost analyses and deep dives on specific spend areas, turning the numbers into clear findings and recommendations.

  • Take a special focus on HR controlling (headcount, payroll and people-related costs) and software spend (licences, subscriptions and vendor costs).

  • Control credit card expenses

  • Help improve controlling processes along the way.


  • About you:
  • Comfortable with numbers and spreadsheets, and at ease drawing conclusions from data.

  • Meticulous: you catch the small discrepancy before it becomes a big one.

  • Proactive: you take initiative, ask questions and propose solutions 

  • Eager to learn and open to feedback.

  • Fluent in English; previous experience in finance, accounting or controlling is a plus but not required.

  • Curious about AI and automation tools.

  • Must have an interest in crypto

  • Currently studying, or about to complete, a degree in economics, finance, business or a related field


  • Why SwissBorg:

    πŸͺ™ Annual BORG bonus

    ⏰ Genuine remote and flexible working

    πŸ– 25 days annual leave plus local bank holidays

    πŸ“š Learning and development budget

    πŸ’» MacBook and home office budget

    ✈ Team and company-wide retreats

    πŸ“± SwissBorg Premium account

    πŸ’° VSOP share options

    πŸ€— BORG welcome bonus

    πŸ”You can learn more about us here and follow us on LinkedIn and X for company updates and check out our weekly Pow Wows!

    πŸ€– A note on AI in our hiring process We use AI tools at certain stages of our hiring process to help assess applications fairly and efficiently. These tools assistβ€”they don't decide. Every hiring decision is made by a human.

    At SwissBorg, we embrace diversity. We strongly believe that getting the best outcome requires different perspectives and backgrounds. We’re committed to openness, curiosity and creating an inclusive culture because we know that diverse teams build better products and generate better ideas. We strongly encourage applications from everyone!

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