Finance M&A – Berufseinstieg / Intern (m/w/d)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential mid-market advisory organization in München that is building a leading platform through strategic acquisitions. Our client evaluates, acquires, and integrates professional services firms—and unlike traditional financial investors, their work begins at closing, not ends there.

This role sits at the intersection of valuation, transaction execution, and post-merger value creation. You'll build the financial models that drive acquisition decisions, then track whether your assumptions held true after integration. You'll work directly with executive leadership on live transactions and see the full lifecycle from initial assessment through operational reporting.

We are seeking candidates for two tracks: a 3–6 month internship for advanced students, or a full-time entry-level position for recent graduates. The scope is identical; the difference is horizon and autonomy.

Responsibilities

Valuation & Modeling

• Build and defend valuation models for acquisition targets—normalized earnings, adjustments, purchase price mechanics, sensitivities
• Normalize financial statements to reveal true earning power, including positions hidden in owner-managed structures
• Model the financing side: debt service, seller participation, payment structures over time
• Document every assumption so it can be individually challenged

Due Diligence & Decision Support

• Structure and execute financial and commercial due diligence—organize data rooms, flag issues, formulate open questions for negotiation
• Prepare executive decision papers: clear recommendations with supporting logic, not collections of metrics
• Contribute to letters of intent, negotiation materials, and shareholder documentation

Post-Closing Reporting & Value Creation

• Integrate acquired entities into consolidated reporting and make performance visible against original assumptions
• Build analytics that compare profitability, utilization, and client development across all locations
• Feed learnings from integration performance back into valuation models for future transactions

What We're Looking For

Education & Background

• Completed or advanced bachelor's/master's in economics, finance, business engineering, business law, or comparable field
• Serious engagement with valuation, accounting, or corporate finance—through coursework, internships, or self-directed learning
• Initial experience in M&A, transaction services, corporate finance, private equity, or tax advisory preferred
• Non-traditional profiles with valuation depth welcomed: tax professionals in continuing education who understand financial statements; mathematics or physics students with corporate finance interest; entrepreneurs who have built or sold businesses

Technical Skills

• Build financial models a third party can understand and extend—if only the author can operate it, it's not a deliverable
• Read financial statements and identify what requires explanation, not just calculate ratios
• Write analyses with clear recommendations; leaving the decision to the reader means the work is incomplete
• Work with AI as a standard tool for research, data room preparation, drafting, and pattern recognition in operational data
• Make assumptions explicit when given open-ended assignments, propose a direction, adjust as you proceed

Mindset

• Treat confidential information with absolute discretion—in live transactions you'll know things no one else can, even internally
• Genuine interest in the business behind the numbers; these are founder life's works, not just valuation objects
• Humility to learn from practitioners—experienced professionals know things no model contains
• Personal standard of excellence in every deliverable, driven by internal quality bar rather than external oversight

Language

• German fluency required for client interaction and documentation

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai screens all candidates before submission to our client. You will apply through our platform at getajob.ai, where a recruiter will conduct an initial assessment of your background and motivation. Strong candidates are then presented to the client for their selection process.

Do not contact the employer directly. All communication and coordination flows through Get A Job.ai to ensure a structured, confidential process that respects both your time and the client's hiring workflow.

The client's process typically includes: a written exercise with eight positioning questions (AI tools permitted with disclosure), a 30-minute conversation, a working session on a real business problem, and an on-site meeting with the team. For internships, the on-site visit is often streamlined. You'll receive feedback within 48 hours after each stage.

Pay

Full-Time Entry Level: Pay via Get A Job.ai: €55,000–€66,000 base + €11,000–€13,200 performance bonus. Placement within range reflects prior transaction experience and technical depth, not negotiation. Quarterly variable compensation assessed on impact, judgment, communication, execution, growth, and values.

Internship: Pay via Get A Job.ai: €2,000–€4,000 per month depending on degree stage (bachelor, post-bachelor/master, post-master). Minimum duration 3 months; 6 months optimal.

Additional benefits through the client include professional development budget, childcare support, wellness membership, pension contributions, public transport subsidy, home-office equipment, monthly book allowance, and unlimited AI tool access. 28 days annual leave.

Get A Job.ai is an equal opportunity recruiter. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.