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

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Skill development
Skill development

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Work life balance
Work life balance

Central office
Central office

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Working at
The Shortcut

We are an impact-driven non-profit organization. Our focus is on making a difference in the professional lives of our community members by providing them with insights and skills to build meaningful careers or entrepreneurship. We at The Shortcut work for entrepreneurial and professional integration and career transformation in Finland. We belong to the family of Finnish startup ecosystem along with Slush, Maria 01 startup hub and Junction, and are owned by Startup Foundation. We began as an entrepreneurial initiative in 2016 and have evolved into a diverse coaching, training and events hub, with a mission to change attitudes in Finland to be more welcoming towards international talents. For this we have just launched a nationwide attitude change campaign with over 25 other entities, https://maanpuolustaja.fi/en/.

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