Finance Operations Intern

Internship (6 months) - full time - Paris 9 or willing to move to Paris area - starting at 1200€/month

Job Description

Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade staking platform, enabling institutional customers to stake assets, and to white-label staking functionality into their offering. We are looking for a Finance & Operations Intern to work closely with our COO & co-founder and Finance Manager.

Missions

1) Support Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Assist in recording and reconciling cryptocurrency revenue transactions

• Participate in the preparation of financial statements

• Help with forecasting & budgeting

2) Systems & Financial Reports

• Utilize financial data to create internal reports that provide insights into the company’s financial performance

• Prepare detailed reports for customers regarding their staking activity and reward statements

• Address any customer inquiries related to invoicing and financial data

3) Accounting & Operational Tasks

• Process invoices, including recording and tracking accounts payable and receivable

• Reconcile expenses and support month-end closing activities

• Assist in the customer invoicing process, ensuring compliance with established guidelines

4) Commercial and Product Development

• Contribute to financial negotiations for contracts

• Assist with project work to support sales operations, risk management, and other teams internally

Preferred profile

Skills & background

• Strong understanding of financial modeling & KPIs/reporting (Google Sheets, Excel)

• Interest in crypto and familiarity with tooling (blockchain explorers, etc.) is a plus

• Pursuing or completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Technology

• Fluent in English and French

• Familiarity with automation tools is a plus

Soft Skills:

• Genuine interest in Blockchain & crypto

• Humility & team-spirit

• Willing to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment

• Organized and rigorous

• Passionate about tech startups

• Curious and able to dig into a topic and follow through

What We Offer:

• A fast-paced, no bureaucratic work environment

• Opportunity to learn from industry experts

• Potential for a full-time position upon successful completion of the internship

Interview Process:

• Recruiter Phone screen (30 min) with a recruiter

• Take-home exercise and oral presentation (1 hour) to our finance team

• Culture fit Interview (30min)

• Chat with our CEO (20min)

• Offer

We're looking forward to chatting!

Please note that we are not sponsoring visas for non-UK or EU citizens. This role is specifically for employees (no B2B or contractors) based in France, the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal & Netherlands where Kiln has a legal entity. Thank you