Finance Intern Review

Our Summer Internship is an 11-week programme providing you the opportunity to experience all that Visa has to offer alongside completing challenging work, building your skillset, and networking with fellow interns and Visa employees. Throughout the internship you will support professionals on core activities within your team, be given an end-to-end project to complete and take part in a variety of trainings to increase your learning. You will also get the opportunity to take part in a global social impact case challenge as well as hearing from senior leaders through our Visa Executive Speaker Series.
The internship is just the beginning to what we hope will be a lasting career at Visa! If you are successful throughout your internship you could even secure a graduate role with us when you finish university.
Day to day responsibilities
In Finance, we want new, fresh perspectives in a rapidly changing world. This means we are looking for problem solvers like you to revolutionize the world of payments who can also look at the bigger picture through innovation and collaboration.
Here are some exciting things you could do as an intern in Corporate Finance:
Experience the day to day of our Deal team, participating in some of Visa’s negotiations with some of the biggest banks in the world
Work in our Pricing team helping us better price our product and services, understand strategic levers of pricing
Collaborate with our Treasury team to understand key drivers behind our Balance Sheet, cash flow and help build stress testing scenarios
Interpreting financial data to identify future business potential by working closely with senior leaders in Sales, Strategy or Marketing
Improve Visa’s financial performance by analysing results and variances; identifying trends and recommending action
Working with us to optimize our large budget of investments, making sure we always invest on those activities and campaigns that give us higher returns
Help the Sourcing team on making our suppliers more compliant with our ESG goals

I contributed to the Request for Proposal, identified risks and proposed mitigations for my team, and also participated in the Consult for Change challenge

Risk assessment and mitigation
Proposal writing (RFP development)
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving
Communication skills
Excel skills

I received a good balance of support and independence during my placement. My team and manager provided clear guidance when needed, particularly on tasks such as risk assessment and proposal writing, while also encouraging me to take initiative and develop my own solutions. This helped me build confidence and strengthen my problem-solving skills

The company culture and general atmosphere were very positive. The environment was supportive, collaborative, and encouraged open communication, which made it enjoyable to contribute and learn.

I really enjoyed my placement as it gave me the opportunity to apply my skills in a practical setting, take on meaningful responsibilities, and work within a supportive team. The experience was both engaging and rewarding.

Yes