Finance Intern – Private Equity Full Time NEW

Intern, Finance

Location: London

Duration: 10 – 12 weeks

Start date: 29 June 2026

About Capital Dynamics:

Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including Private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and Clean Energy.

Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 13 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia. Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment, receiving top marks (Five Stars) from PRI across all categories and investment strategies, as well as achieving strong results in GRESB benchmarking for its clean energy strategy.

Finance:

The Capital Dynamics Finance team manages all elements of operational finance, reporting, and regulatory reporting obligations. The team provides oversight, controls, and protection to safeguard the firm’s interests and budgets while upholding the financial integrity of the business. The team also collaborates with the wider business and stakeholders to drive value creation and efficiencies across the organisation. Consisting of 16 professionals, the Finance team implements robust oversight and controls to mitigate risk while delivering on the firm’s strategic objectives.

The Opportunity:

The Intern will work alongside Capital Dynamics’ Finance – Treasury function to understand and perform tasks supporting ongoing Treasury processes, including cash management and internal reporting. This is a practical, process-oriented role offering direct exposure to the financial operations of a global asset manager including insight into how an asset manager earns fees, funds operations and investments across different currencies and jurisdictions while managing operational tax risks.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Participate in projects to improve operational effectiveness.
• Assist in bank account maintenance and optimisation of banking relationships.
• Support controls around cashflows (including Reconciliations) on the accounting system in line with agreed-upon deadlines.
• Support preparation of cash forecasting reports detailing cash balances, analysing prior-week transactions, and producing detailed cash flow forecasts across all entities and currencies.
• Use AI tools including large language models (LLMs) to support data summarisation, automate elements of routine reporting workflows, and assist with the preparation of internal treasury materials.
• Assist with execution of supplier and payroll payments utilising multiple banking systems.

1. The successful candidate will be:

• Intellectually curious, proactive, and self-motivated, eager to learn and take initiative.
• Commercially minded with a genuine desire to understand financial markets and investment management.
• Genuinely interested in private equity and the dynamics of clean energy / renewable energy market.
• Comfortable experimenting with new AI tools and technologies, and keen to apply them practically in your work.
• A clear and structured communicator – able to synthesise complex information into concise, well-presented outputs.

Skills and Competencies:

• Relevant prior experience or a keen interest in accounting and treasury management is highly beneficial.
• Understanding of financial statements and competency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Broad quantitative, qualitative, and interpersonal skills; a strong team player.
• AI & LLM Fluency, practical familiarity with AI tools such as large language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for data analysis, report drafting, or workflow automation. Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and apply them accurately and responsibly within a finance and treasury context.
• Awareness of how AI and automation are beginning to reshape treasury management, cash forecasting, and financial reporting workflows is highly desirable.
• An understanding of the concept of value creation in investment management is desirable.

Education & Qualifications:

• Exceptional academic background, currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.

Language Requirement:

• Essential – Must be fluent in English and display superior writing skills.

Our Equal Opportunity Pledge:

Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive global workforce. With 23 nationalities represented across 13 offices spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we believe diversity makes us better at what we do. Our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status, or any other dimension of diversity. We warmly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.