Apple Finance Intern (Purchase to Pay)- Shanghai

Descrizione del lavoro:

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Passion is at our core. The people at Apple strive to bring their best to everything they do every day. We innovate down to the details and bring outstanding products and services to the teams we support. At Apple, we make extraordinary products that empower people to improve their lives, stay connected and build amazing things. The people here at Apple don't just build products - they craft the kind of wonder that has revolutionized entire industries. The diversity of those people and their ideas encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Finance is about "fueling innovation". We do this by engaging quality individuals with integrity, accountability, partnership, excellence and analytical thinking. Apple's Global Business Solutions (GBS) team partners across functions, including Retail, Sales, Operations, R&D and Services. In addition to driving operational excellence in core finance processes, GBS provides cross-functional insights to enhance compliance, operational efficiency and business performance. As a support organization, our mission is to find opportunities and influence outcomes for our business partners on a daily basis, while anticipating and managing risk.

Description

We look for individuals able to apply both financial operations experience and programming capabilities together with the right balance of problem solving and strategic thinking to support the growth of Apple. You will be part of a cross-regional team with exposure to Apple's business across the globe. As a Finance Intern in GBS P2P (Purchase to Pay), you will help to develop efficient, compliant processes and analytics, automation solutions for Apple's business needs. Over time you may have the opportunity to work on analytics and process improvement initiatives in addition to daily operations. This is a dynamic role with plenty of room for growth and evolving job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

* Support Apple's vendor payables processes, business insights and process improvement initiatives.
* Partner with external vendors and internal teams to manage vendor payables for Indirect Purchases in compliance with finance policies and procedures.
* Drive operational excellence by meeting or exceeding SLA metrics.
* Use data visualization to identify operational trends, outliers and insights that drive tangible outcomes for our business partners.
* Proactively find opportunities to simplify end-to-end processes and drive efficiency and automation, while maintaining strong compliance and controls.
* Collaborate with global and regional peers to ensure that processes, tools and business solutions are globally consistent whenever possible.

Minimum Qualifications

* Educational background in Accounting, Finance, Economics, information systems or other disciplines equivalent.
* Proficient in Python or SQL and passionate about applying new technologies (e.g., AI) to improve efficiency, controls, and solve business problems.
* Available to join internship for at least 6 months full-time (December - May).
* Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese.

Preferred Qualifications

* Curiosity to "go beyond the numbers" and convert datasets into business insights that influence meaningful actions and results on a regional and global scale, including process improvements and business solutions. Demonstrate ability to conduct complex data driven analysis.
* Understanding of (or willingness to learn) core finance processes with the courage to challenge the status-quo and help teams solve problems, influence partners and get results in line with Apple culture.
* Extraordinary attention to detail, accuracy, quality and integrity in all work with sound judgment and decision-making skills.
* Strong communicator who can build cross-functional partnerships, maintain a high degree of flexibility and drive collaboration to influence outcomes.
* Mature, responsible professional who can focus on key issues, simplify and cut through complexity to facilitate debate on key issues with the team.
* Growth mindset, fast learner, passionate about talent development and helping others