GRIT Trainee, Regional Business Finance

GRIT Trainee, Regional Business Finance Join to apply for the GRIT Trainee, Regional Business Finance role at ACCA Careers. About Grab and Our Workplace Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility. Job Description We're a regional finance team that partners closely with business units and local finance across Grab to be their financial thought partners and operational problem-solvers. We collaborate across functions to design accounting treatments for new products, embed finance in system implementations, and ensure the numbers tell the right story. Our mission? To simplify finance for the business, enable informed decisions through meaningful insights, and uphold financial integrity with discipline and purpose. Get to Know the Role This is a 6-month full-time onsite role based in Singapore as part of the GRIT Programme. As part of the Regional Business Finance team, the trainee will support finance initiatives that enable scalable and accurate financial reporting across Grab's business. Critical Tasks You Will Perform Support the development of Grab's Finance AI (GAI) project by building up the knowledge base of comprehensive accounting treatments for existing products—including journal entries, financial dimensions, and rationale—to drive greater standardization and enable future automation. Assist in evaluating new product launches and business initiatives, working alongside experienced finance professionals to determine appropriate accounting logic and treatment in line with financial governance and business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional peers across the finance organization—including Tax, Billing, and Controllership—to ensure end-to-end readiness for product launches and system changes, while aligning operational execution with finance processes and controls. Contribute to the enhancement of finance processes and documentation, with a focus on improving clarity, efficiency, and scalability to support Grab's fast-evolving business environment. Technical Skills and Competencies Trainee will learn during the traineeship Product-Linked Accounting Design: Understand how business models translate into journal entries, financial structures, and reporting frameworks—with a strong emphasis on applying accounting knowledge to real-life business scenarios. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Develop the ability to work across internal finance domains (e.g., Tax, Billing, Controllership) to support end-to-end execution and problem-solving. Knowledge Management: Contribute to structured finance documentation that enhances team clarity, supports onboarding, and enables future automation and AI use cases. Governance and Financial Integrity: Understand the importance of financial accuracy, control, and compliance in high-growth, dynamic environments. Process Optimization: Gain insight into how scalable, efficient, and compliant finance processes are designed and continuously improved to meet the demands of a fast‐paced business. Qualifications What Essential Skills You Will Need Must-Have Strong foundation in accounting principles Ability to understand and apply accounting logic to real-world business scenarios, including journal entries, GL mapping, and financial processes. Good-to-Have Effective communication skills Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional peers and articulating finance concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance teams. Basic coding or data handling skills Familiarity with tools like SQL, Python, or Excel automation (e.g., macros, Power Query) to support structured documentation and enable future process automation. Creative problem-solving mindset Ability to think critically, propose improvements, and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Documentation and knowledge management Attention to detail and clarity in documenting accounting treatments and finance logic to contribute to a scalable internal knowledge base. Additional Information Life at Grab Benefits Comprehensive Medical Insurance Leave Entitlement: Annual Leave, Medical Leave, and Hospitalization Leave Flexible Work Arrangements: Balance your academic commitments and personal life Community Involvement: Participate in Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) programs FlexWork arrangements with differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique. For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the "Apply" button below. Seniority level Internship Employment type Temporary Job function Other Industries Accounting #J-18808-Ljbffr