Salary Unpaid

Are you a bit mad, very driven, and excited about building new things? Look no further! The Shortcut is seeking a talented Finance Intern to join our team! We are a talent accelerator, helping people to enter the tech world by either creating a startup or joining one. We're a community-driven non-profit part of Startup Foundation, alongside eg. Slush and Maria01. We support our community through events, workshops and training to develop skills needed in high growth companies.


The general scope of your responsibility will consist of:

  • Controlling, cost allocation, & keeping the budget up-to-date

  • Coordinating with team leads to manage team budgets and purchases

  • Management accounting & reporting

  • Project reporting

  • Accounts Payable & Receivable

  • Financial & organisational analytics (KPI tracking)


You are:

  • Energised and driven by subjects such as talent development, diversity in tech and the Shortcut mission

  • Ambitious, willing to grow as a finance professional, and seeking to demonstrate your abilities

  • Passionate about business and financial analytics

  • Detail-oriented and conscientious

  • Structured and organised, you have a method to your madness

  • Able to respond to challenges by generating results, getting feedback, and improving based on that feedback


We offer:

  • Platform to showcase your ability and increase your employability

  • Hands-on experience on running a company’s administrative and financial operations in addition to project-based fundings

  • Access to networking opportunities

  • Working with a diverse community of driven, likeminded doers


Please send us a letter of motivation describing what interests you about the position and The Shortcut, as well as your CV via The Hub so we can get to know you better by November 30th, 2019. In the meanwhile, should you have any questions, contact Abby on our Finance team

For more information or questions please contact us at abby@theshortcut.org

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

Skill development
Skill development

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Work life balance
Work life balance

Working at
Maanpuolustaja Campaign

We are a group of entities who want to ensure that Finland continues to remain competitive in the future. We represent Finnish businesses, corporations, organisations and higher education institutions who are concerned about how immigrants are treated in Finland. The collective has produced nationwide marketing communications campaigns, written joint editorials in Finnish mass media, and collaborated with major events like SuomiAreena 2025. We want to spark a discussion and emphasise the ways that immigrants have already contributed to building the Finnish welfare society. We also want to ensure that Finland remains an attractive place for international talents in the future.

Read more about Maanpuolustaja Campaign

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