Intern - IT Controlling (m/f/x)

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We are looking for an IT Controlling Intern to support our Global IT Controlling team. In this role, you will contribute to process improvement, automation initiatives, and monthly operational controlling tasks across our IT portfolio. You will collaborate with Global IT stakeholders to enhance reporting efficiency, strengthen internal processes, and support day‐to‐day controlling activities.
This internship is ideal for someone who enjoys problem‐solving, improving workflows, working with data, and supporting financial transparency within a global IT environment.

What You'll do

In this role, you will help identify, design, and implement process improvements within IT Controlling, while also developing or enhancing automation solutions such as dashboards, templates, macros, and workflows to streamline recurring tasks. You will support efforts to improve data quality, reporting structures, and process documentation, and contribute to initiatives that enhance project planning and portfolio analysis tools. On a regular basis, you will interact with team leads, product owners, and project managers to provide transparency on actual and forecasted cost developments, keep project and portfolio information up to date, and support the further development of controlling approaches. You will review investment proposals from a controlling perspective, perform in‐depth analyses, and provide clear recommendations to improve cost efficiency and transparency, particularly for strategic initiatives and projects. Additionally, you will create and lead initiatives focused on the continuous improvement of controlling processes and become part of Hilti’s global Finance and Controlling community of more than 500 colleagues.

What You’ll Bring

Become a valuable member of our highly professional and international team and meet the challenges of a global multinational company using the latest technologies. You will have the freedom to act in your area of responsibility while you can count on the support of your colleagues to master the challenges ahead.
What you need is:

• Current or completed Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields
• Strong analytical skills and interest in process optimization
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (mandatory); experience with Power BI, VBA, Python, or automation tools is an advantage
• A proactive, organized working style with the ability to manage tasks independently
• Strong problem‐solving skills and curiosity to improve existing processes
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with global IT stakeholders
• Fluency in English
• Previous internship experience is a plus

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
• Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
• Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
• Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, home office opportunity, flexible and trust-based working hours, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.