02 / Structure
Finance & Accounting
Make the numbers speak.Financial analysis, accounting, investment research, banking, fintech, business finance and risk. The Finance & Accounting discipline rewards disciplined reasoning: a clear thesis, honest assumptions and the ability to defend a number when someone pushes on it.
Who should apply
- Commerce, economics, BBA, MBA, CA and CFA-track students with a point of view on a company or market.
- Students who build models, track markets or write research for fun.
- Fintech-curious engineers who understand both the code and the ledger.
Skills on show
- Financial modelling
- Equity research
- Accounting
- Risk analysis
- Valuation
- Excel & data tools
- Fintech product thinking
Pitch formats
Investment pitch
Present a company or asset: thesis, valuation, risks, what would change your mind.
Model walkthrough
Take the panel through a model you built and defend its assumptions.
Case in five minutes
Diagnose a business problem and recommend a financial decision.
Suggested formats. Final formats and time limits are confirmed per edition.
What to bring
- A model or research note (PDF, sheet or link)
- A clear statement of assumptions
- Sources for every figure you cite
What panelists may evaluate
- Logical structure
- Quality of assumptions
- Comfort with numbers under pressure
- Risk awareness
- Honesty about uncertainty
Possible internship functions
- Financial analyst intern
- Equity research intern
- Accounting intern
- Risk intern
- Corporate finance intern
- Fintech operations intern
Illustrative of the industry. These are not confirmed vacancies; openings are listed only once a company has confirmed them.
Questions
- Is this investment advice?
- No. Pitches are educational demonstrations of analytical ability. Nothing presented on stage is a recommendation to buy or sell anything.
- Do I need real-money experience?
- No. Paper analysis and well-built models are welcome.