Merlin Entertainments is a global leader in location-based, family entertainment. As Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin operates over 130 attractions, 21 hotels and 6 holiday villages in 24 countries and across 4 continents. Merlin’s purpose is to deliver memorable experiences to its millions of guests around the world, through its iconic brands and multiple attraction formats, and the commitment and passion of its employees. This intern opportunity will undertake a range of reporting, analysis and pricing tasks supporting our 30 businesses throughout Asia-Pacific. The attractions are based in China, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

In this rare internship opportunity, you will be provided with lots of learning through :

Real-World Business Analysis Experience: the APAC analyst intern will get hands-on experience in analysing business trends, understanding business operations, and identifying areas for improvement. This real-world exposure is invaluable for developing practical business acumen.

Data Analysis and Pricing Strategies: Interns can learn about various data analysis tools and techniques. They will get the opportunity to work on pricing models, understand competitive pricing strategies, and see how pricing decisions impact the overall business.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Exposure to working with different departments such as marketing, trade, finance, and revenue management. This helps in understanding how different functions interconnect in a business setting.

Mentorship and Professional Development: We can offer mentorship session from experienced professionals in the team. This can include regular feedback sessions, career advice, and guidance on professional growth.

Networking Opportunities: Interns will have the chance to build a professional network by interacting with various stakeholders within and outside the organisation. This can be a significant advantage for their future career.

Tourism Industry Knowledge: Exposure to industry specific challenges and solutions, which is particularly valuable for interns looking to pursue a career in the tourism industry.

Soft Skills Development: Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability are key skills that the intern can develop during their tenure.

Feedback and Performance Reviews: Regular reviews to help the intern understand their strengths and areas for improvement.

The primary responsibilities of this internship are:

• Assist weekly and monthly reporting for senior analysts to provide timely assessment of APAC sites financial performance.
• Assist Revenue Manager to maintain pricing matrix and capture ad hoc changes in a timely manner, ensure all prices are correctly reflected in the matrix across all attractions.
• Ad hoc reporting and data preparation on business function analysis requests.
• Assist with budget, forecast and planning processes.

The key to this role is to apply your excel and finance skills to deliver reporting to the business with clear insights to enable users to reach quick decisions. To become a ‘go-to’ member of the Merlin team, you will deliver analysis and pricing that has a high degree of integrity through your attention to detail and ability to sense check.

This role requires good system acumen, specifically:

• Basic knowledge of accounting and pricing.
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn.
• Intermediate to high level Excel user (Power BI preferred but not essential)

To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate the poise and communication skills to work with the team and have the rights to take up an internship assignment in Hong Kong.

If you are dedicated and passionate about gaining amazing experience within a great company and in a team that loves what we do – then we want to hear from you!