Short-term Internship - Finance Services & Transformation

Airbus•Herndon, VA

7d•$23 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is seeking a short-term intern for approximately six months to join its Finance Team in Herndon, Virginia. The intern will gain hands-on experience across Airbus Services in the Americas, working under the mentorship of the Head of Services Finance (Americas) and senior controllers. The role supports financial analytics, cost controlling, and performance management reporting for operational decision-making, while contributing to the development of a digitally mature finance organization through financial AI, automated analytics, and generative AI use-case assessments. The position includes financial planning and analysis, finance controlling, and cost accounting management. The intern will help plan regional Services business growth, investigate budget variances, support executive financial briefings, oversee OPEX-related analysis and approvals, monitor financial statement items, and contribute to cash forecasting and working-capital initiatives. The role also works with regional operations and finance teams on cost accounting structures, unit-cost models, effective hourly rates, and overhead allocation methods. The position is an internship for approximately six months and is on-site. The posting states that on-site work is 80%, travel of up to 5% may be involved, and candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available. The hourly pay range is $23.25–$34.25, depending on year in school, with actual pay also affected by geographic differential, skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Benefits include paid time off and paid holidays.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a bachelor's or master's degree program in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related quantitative field.
0–2 years of prior internship or academic-project experience in finance, accounting, or quantitative analytics.
Foundational understanding of corporate finance, financial statement analysis (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow), and basic cost accounting.
Financial planning and analysis competencies and in-depth knowledge of corporate finance and organizational governance principles.
Ability to analyze structured data and communicate complex quantitative information in concise presentations.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including lookups, index/match, pivot tables, and basic macros.
Expert use of G Suite and Microsoft Office, including SharePoint, Access, Project, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Advanced knowledge of enterprise systems, including SAP and associated transactional systems.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills suitable for senior executive audiences.
Ability to apply project, program, and portfolio management principles.
Knowledge or experience in finance inventory and supply-chain management, and performance-management KPI design and reporting.
Demonstrated ability to deliver value through continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
Fluent English.
Currently authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Able to travel independently and at short notice; travel up to 5% may be involved.
Meet the stated physical capabilities for office and production-area work, including reading screens and documents, communicating in person and remotely, operating office equipment, carrying and lifting up to 30 lb/14 kg, sitting for extended periods, standing, walking on uneven surfaces, and squatting or kneeling as needed.
Wear required personal protective equipment, including steel-toed shoes for shop-floor visits and other protective equipment as required by the site or customer site.

Nice To Haves

Currently local to the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia metro area (highly preferred).
Prior exposure to Power BI, SQL, or SAP.
Familiarity with using generative AI tools such as Gemini and custom prompts for data extraction, research, and drafting.
Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP accounting principles.
Financial evaluation skills, including DCF valuations, CAPEX planning, and NPV analysis.
Additional languages, such as German, Spanish, or French.

Responsibilities

Plan regional Services business growth and development within the Annual Operative Planning (AOP) cycle.
Prepare regional financial reviews and perform root-cause analysis of budget over- and under-performance, translating variances into risk-mitigation or opportunity strategies.
Customize and deploy AI use-case assessments for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, including support for predictive rolling forecasts.
Promote AI-powered data retrieval to reduce manual data gathering and enable access to P&L, headcount, and KPI metrics.
Assist the Head of Services Finance with executive financial briefings, metrics, and dashboards for senior management.
Perform business controlling for an annual OPEX perimeter of approximately USD 50 million.
Analyze and approve procurement and headcount-hiring pipelines in alignment with regional targets.
Use basic AI business-analytics and decision-support use cases to automate transaction categorization, identify spending anomalies, and streamline monthly OPEX variance analysis.
Monitor and analyze P&L and balance-sheet items, including revenue and cost accruals, inventories, tangible and intangible assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and customer advance payments.
Support expansion of the Direct Revenue-to-Cash Free Cash Flow methodology and investigate predictive cash-forecasting opportunities for regional collections.
Collaborate with Business Operations, Accounting, Financial Systems, and Consolidation teams to maintain cost-accounting structures that reflect business activities under IFRS and US GAAP.
Develop unit-costing models and operational and comprehensive effective hourly rates to support commercial pricing strategies.
Develop overhead-allocation methodologies for distributing support-function costs among regional legal entities.
Analyze structured datasets and summarize quantitative information in concise presentation slides.
Support continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives and performance-management KPI design and reporting.
Comply with Airbus Integrity Principles and applicable policies and demonstrate ethical, compliance-first behavior.