Operations & Enablement Intern

As a boutique fintech company, we provide our employees unique opportunities to gain extensive exposure to various problems and be challenged to find solutions to impact our business. As an Intern you will spend 10 weeks gaining firsthand experience working as a contributing member of the RapidRatings team. Through our Program’s Core Curriculum, you can look forward to your summer with us be guided every step of the way, exposing you to all facets of the Company and the industry we operate in.

At the end of the summer, our goal for all interns is that they leave the program with enough hands-on experience to help them to make guided and educated decisions about the next steps they take on their career paths. Altogether, interns will walk away from RapidRatings with knowledge of more than just the area they were designated to work with for the summer.

About the Opportunity:

Join our organization as an Operations & Enablement Intern. The Operations & Enablement intern will review, process and maintain company and financial data for a broad range of companies globally in order to generate value-added reports for our corporate clients to utilize when making informed business decisions. Through exposure to thousands of companies around the globe, you will gain expertise in understanding and assessing financial statements with the Rapid Ratings Financial Health System. You will be required to assist with enquiries from clients to clarify potential data ambiguities or inconsistencies. Furthermore, you will assist the team with strategic and expansion projects, analytical tasks such as industry research analysis and overall large scale data quality control.

Responsibilities Include:

• Data Management. We actively rate thousands of companies for our clients ongoing basis. These analyses depend on data that we source from third-party vendors, our clients, and the companies themselves- all of which is standardized for our proprietary databases. Work with Thomson Reuters feed and other sources to ensure universe of companies we cover is robust and current. This includes reviewing and updating new ratings daily and responding to client inquiries to expand our ratings universe or investigate any data irregularities. You will work on various projects with internal stakeholders to ensure that the data is ingested efficiently and controlled for quality and timeliness. Some projects that we are currently working on include bankruptcy data, NAICS code data, and public coverage universe expansion and clean-up.

• Company Identification. Review supplier/ vendor lists from clients and prospects and identify ownership structure and update client’s portfolios accordingly.

• Research and Analysis. Our Sales, Marketing and Client Services teams are always looking to provide insightful and topical company & market research to prospects and clients. Assist Junior Associates in their efforts by collecting and analyzing the background data needed to support marketing content ideas.

• Client & Sales Advanced Data Support. Our proprietary technology platform can be complex, as are our clients’ needs. You will perform a wide range of tasks including, for example: extracting targeted data from our internal systems, supporting our API and other automated engagements, troubleshooting our production systems and managing bespoke customer data and reports.

• Assist with Strategic Projects. Support Junior and Senior Associates on a range of projects that will deliver operational efficiency gains and data insights using tools such as SQL, R and Python.

Who We’re Looking for:

• Financial, accounting, or technical acumen
• Excel Skills are essential. SQL is desirable. Python a plus.
• Detail oriented and self-motivated
• Strong, analytical problem solver

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to grow alongside a fast-growing fintech company
• Hands-on training and experience in sales
• Hands-on experience working with sales tools such as Salesforce, LinkedIn Navigator, ZoomInfo, Sales CRM
• Opportunities for both personal and professional growth
• Competitive Hourly Pay

Why join RapidRatings?

Here at RapidRatings we foster an environment where employees feel recognized for their contributions, appreciated for their individuality, and challenged to do their best. We know that bringing together employees (and interns!) with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences sparks innovation, promotes better decision making and yields the creative problem solving that is critical to our long-term success. We offer an attractive compensation and incentive program, benefits package, flexible work environment, unlimited self-managed PTO, continuous education and learning and much more. With us, you are not just a number – we value people who are working hard and strive to make a real difference. Join our team to be a part of an industry-changing company and drive your career in the right direction.

Would you like to know more about us and RapidRatings?

Head over to our website: https://www.rapidratings.com/

Note: Our NYC and Boston offices are open with continued options of hybrid on-site/remote working. That said, it is important that the student in this role be based in the greater Boston area. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore suitable options.