Visa’s Finance internship program is designed to immerse you in the payments industry by placing you in a high-visibility role where you work alongside top Finance professionals to simultaneously grow your skills and Visa’s business. This is accomplished by taking on challenging projects and by being provided with the training, guidance, and feedback that’s necessary to drive impactful change. In addition to core responsibilities, you will be involved in two exclusive executive speaker series, covering Finance and the broader Visa organization, each of which provides additional exposure and insight into how the Visa operates the world’s largest payments network. At the end of the summer, you will have the opportunity to present one or more projects to Visa’s Finance Leadership Team.
Summer Interns are placed in finance functions based on their experience, interest, and Visa’s organizational needs. Core functions include Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, and Strategic Sourcing.
Summer Interns are considered for full-time opportunities based on their internship performance with highly successful interns receiving full-time offers to join Visa’s two-year Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP). The FLDP consists of four 6-month rotations intended to establish broad foundational knowledge, enhance professional networks, and foster professional growth. Successful FLDP participants will exit the program pursuing Finance Senior Manager roles.
Core Function Overview
Controllership: Understand, record, and reconcile accounting transactions, analyze financial statements, participate in the external financial reporting process including compliance with internal controls.
Financial Planning & Analysis: FP&A develops conceptually sound, rigorous, and detailed understandings of all the various elements that impact Visa’s P&L, with the goal of optimizing financial performance and delivering against financial goals. This is supported by core planning & analysis responsibilities, the ongoing drive to uncover new insights and suggest improvements, and by either making or enabling business decisions.
Treasury: Treasury facilitates and optimizes the global movement of funds for all areas of Visa’s business, placing the team at the center of the world’s largest payments network. Core responsibilities include the settlement of Visa transactions (~$60B/day), all aspects of foreign exchange (spanning ~200 countries and ~160 currencies), providing innovative TaaS (Treasury-as-a-Service) offerings, and the management of Visa’s insurance activities, cash, liquidity, and debt. These responsibilities are supported via expertise, operational excellence, innovation, and leading-edge products and services.
Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing partners with leaders across the business and establishes third party partnerships that drive efficiency, cost savings and performance improvements. Third party relationships at Visa range from sponsorship deals in marketing to facilities management to IT network processors. In achieving these goals, Visa leverages best in class strategic sourcing practices and employs cross-functional collaboration with teams such as supplier risk management, legal, FP&A and IT.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $53.00/hr USD, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Work Authorization: Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
