Finance & Banking Intern, Financial Reporting

Intern Opportunity at Carlyle Europe Partners

The Carlyle Group is seeking an intern to join the Carlyle Europe Partners team in Barcelona. The role is focused on portfolio reporting, valuation support, and performance monitoring across Carlyle's portfolio companies. The successful candidate will work closely with the local investment team, the Fund Management team in London, and finance teams across the portfolio, contributing to internal reporting, investor reporting, and portfolio analytics.

The position offers broad exposure to a diversified portfolio of businesses across industries and provides a unique opportunity to develop strong analytical, financial reporting, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities:

The intern's role spans the entire portfolio reporting and monitoring process, including:

• Portfolio Reporting:
  Review and analyze periodic financial and operational reporting received from portfolio companies, including KPI tracking, variance analysis, and performance monitoring against budgets and business plans. Maintain portfolio monitoring databases and ensure data accuracy and consistency across the reporting cycle.
• Portfolio Valuations:
  Support the quarterly portfolio valuation process by collecting and validating financial information, updating valuation materials, and coordinating with investment professionals and fund management team.
• Portfolio Monitoring:
  Work directly with finance teams across portfolio companies to collect, reconcile, and validate reporting information, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of portfolio data.
• Investor & Internal Reporting:
  Assist in the preparation of portfolio reviews, valuation reports, investor reporting materials, and presentations for internal stakeholders. Perform ad hoc financial and operational analyses to support portfolio management and reporting requirements.

Education, Certificates &

Experience:

• Currently enrolled as a bachelor or master's student or recent graduate
• Excellent academic track record

Competencies & Attributes:

• Native Spanish and fluent in English language, both written and spoken.
• Strong Excel/financial modeling skills, excellent analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated interest in financial reporting, business performance analysis, and portfolio monitoring.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to understand the financial and operational drivers of businesses across a variety of industries.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate and reliable work.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Structured and organized approach to managing recurring reporting processes and large volumes of information.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with portfolio companies and internal stakeholders.
• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude and strong sense of ownership.

About Us:

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $475 billion of assets under management, across 678 investment vehicles as of March 31, 2026. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,500 professionals operating in 28 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

Carlyle's purpose is to connect people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions, and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments – Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle Alp Invest – and has deep expertise across industries, markets, and geographies.

At Carlyle, we believe that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." Reflecting this view, emphasis is placed on development, retention, and inclusion through our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

We cultivate a culture where ideas are openly shared and challenged, connecting diverse expertise and perspectives to drive enduring value.