Job Description

Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, expanding into a leading SME neobank. We are licensed and registered in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and operating in Vietnam, and backed by Sequoia India, Softbank Vision Fund and SMBC bank amongst many others. Funding Societies | Modalku provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is funded by individual and institutional investors.

And here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values GETFS:

• Grow Relentlessly: Strive to become our best, most authentic selves.
• Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, we help each other succeed.
• Test Measure Act: Stay curious and reinvent ourselves, through innovation and experimentation.
• Focus on Impact: Create impact through bias for action and tangible results.
• Serve with Obsession: Build win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession.

A successful research intern will be able to provide actionable insights to business and product development roadmap through research conducted personally or through collaborations with other senior researchers.

As a Research Intern, you will work to provide critical support in data collection, analysis, and reporting for various research projects. You will gain practical experience and exposure to the finance industry in the Southeast Asia market, and have the opportunity to develop your research skills and portfolio.

The role is expected to be highly collaborative across teams, we are looking for a person who doesn\'t shy away to bring forth ideas, and manages stakeholders support needs.

What you will do:

• Conduct research on various financial topics, such as, but not limited to market trends, competitive landscape, and industry developments.
• Collect and analyze data from various sources, including financial databases, industry reports, and company filings
• Assist with the preparation of research recruitment, reports, presentations, and other materials for internal stakeholders
• Participate in team meetings and provide input on research strategies and projects

Requirements

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in finance, economics, communications, or related fields.
• Experience in statistical analysis and data visualization tool
• Proficient in Microsoft office and Google suite, particularly in Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slide
• Proficiency in Mandarin is an added advantage
• Capable to analyze and interpret tabular data
• Has high interest and curiosity towards financial service industry and keeps up with trend
• Capable to articulate ideas and findings effectively in English, both verbally and in writings.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills to manage timeline and stakeholders.
• Hand-ons mentality in performing individual tasks and group collaborations.

Benefits

• Time off - We would love you to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. We offer flexible paid vacations as well as many other observed holidays by country. We also like to have our people take a day off for special days like birthdays and work anniversaries.
• Flexible Working - We believe in giving back the control of work & life to our people. We trust our people and love to provide the space to accommodate each and everyone\'s working style and personal life.
• Medical Benefits - We offer health insurance coverage for our employees and dependents. Our people focus on our mission knowing we have their back for their loved ones too.
• Mental Health and Wellness - We understand that our team productivity is directly linked to our mental and physical health. Hence we have Wellness Wednesdays and we engage partners to provide well-being coaching. And we have our Great FSMK Workout sessions too to keep everyone healthy and fit!
• Learning & Development: We believe learning should never end and we support everyone with self-learning L&D allowances.
• Tech Support - We provide a company laptop for our employees and the best possible support for the right equipment/tools to enable high productivity

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