JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 50 million customers, and built a platform for the region's best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
About The Team
Join our team at Careem as a Business Finance Intern, where you will have a key role in shaping our financial strategies. This internship provides a valuable opportunity to engage in cost optimization activities, preparation of insightful financial models, and performing data analysis. Your contributions will be crucial in maintaining financial discipline and enhancing the company's financial well-being.
What you'll Do
- Support in cost optimization initiatives, projects, aiding in strategic financial planning.
- Help in implementing and monitoring initiatives to control expenditures against the budgets allocated for different markets.
- Assist in creating systems and dashboards to enhance visibility and control over financial spends, aiding in decision-making processes for various stakeholders.
- Collaborate with internal teams to refine and enhance financial systems and processes.
- Engage in ad-hoc financial projects and presentations, providing analytical support to the team.
REQUIREMENTS
What You'll Need
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field, with a strong understanding of financial principles.
- Proficiency in Excel; SQL knowledge is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with an active approach to obtaining insights and data for effective decision-making.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Eagerness to learn and take on challenging tasks in a dynamic business setting.
What we'll provide you
We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:
- Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
- Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
- Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
- Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
We are a brand that aims to simplify people's lives by revolutionizing the transportation industry. A brand that strives to inspire everyone it interacts with, and supports every single person who dares to believe. #BeCareem
Careem is the MENA region's leading ride-hailing service and newest Tech Unicorn. With 30% monthly growth, we now operate in 50+ cities across 11 countries and host over 6 million users. With our recent Series D funding success, we are positioned on the cusp of significant scale and well on target to deliver our goal of creating one million jobs in the region by 2018.
