Business Analyst - Capitalization (Intern/Part-time)

About Groupon 🌍

At Groupon, we believe in building a local marketplace where businesses and customers thrive. As we continue to evolve, our Transformation Team is focused on driving operational efficiency and ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. If you're looking to kickstart your career at a company that values innovation and excellence while making a tangible impact, we want you on our team!

We are seeking a part-time Transformation Analyst Intern to work on compliance and analytics related to time-tracking and capitalizable labor. You'll be at the heart of key operational processes, ensuring our teams are compliant and everything is ready for accounting and reporting from a Product and Engineering perspective. 🌟

Who You Are 🧠

1. Communicator: You can motivate and remind teams in a way that builds positive relationships, ensuring everyone stays compliant with their submissions.

2. Detail-driven and organized: You thrive on analyzing data, and making sure all the pieces fit together.

3. Strong Sense of Ownership: You take responsibility for results, going above and beyond to ensure project success, even when tasks exceed the original scope.

4. Analytical problem-solver: You love tackling complex data sets, digging into the details, and bringing insights to life.

5. Tech-savvy: You have experience or a strong interest in tools like Googlesheet, Jira, Workday, and other data management platforms.

6. Eager learner: You’re curious about the intersection of operations, analytics, and compliance, and want to dive deep into how these functions drive Groupon's success.

7. Preference for a last year student: You’re working toward a masters degree in business, accounting or a related field.

What You’ll Do 💼

As part of Groupon’s Transformation Team, your role is vital in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of time-tracking and compliance operations. You’ll get hands-on experience in:

1. Coordinating timesheet timely submissions and ensuring compliance across teams.

2. Compiling and analyzing non-compliance reports, then communicating these to managers in a clear and friendly manner.

3. Analyzing time-tracking data to ensure accuracy and correct usage of capitalizable labor, providing key insights for decision-making, showing understanding of key financial concepts

4. Correcting and updating data to ensure alignment with compliance and accounting requirements.

5. Supporting month-end accounting closures, ensuring everything is in place from a Product and Engineering standpoint.

6. Collaborating across departments, learning how Product, Engineering, and Accounting intersect within a global organization like Groupon.

What You’ll Bring 📚

1. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage with teams and ensure compliance without friction.

2. Strong analytical and data skills, with a high level of attention to detail. Proficiency with Google Sheets/Excel. Javascript is a plus.

3. Familiarity or eagerness to learn tools like Jira, and Workday.

4. A passion for efficiency, operations, and compliance, along with the drive to make sure everything runs smoothly.

5. A proactive mindset with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

6. A growth mindset, eager to learn and adapt in a dynamic company like Groupon.

Why Groupon? 🚀

1. Work from home & flexible working hours to fit your schedule.

2. Opportunity for growth - potential to switch into full time position after graduation.

3. Real-world experience in a fast-paced, transformative environment.

4. A chance to work with cross-functional teams that are shaping Groupon’s future.

5. Direct impact on improving key business processes that drive the company’s success.

6. A culture that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in everything we do.

How to Apply:  

Send us your resume and a brief note about why you're excited to join Groupon’s Transformation Team. Let’s build something great together! 💡