Business Economics | Finance Internship: Business Analyst Capital Efficiency

Introduction

The Capital Efficiency department in Veldhoven provides business insights that support decision-making related to invested capital, operational performance, and financial results. The team combines business knowledge, analytics, and financial expertise to help ASML improve performance across a global organization. During this internship, you will contribute to reporting, analysis, and improvement initiatives that support business decisions and create measurable value. You will work closely with experienced professionals while developing practical skills in a dynamic and high-tech environment.

Your assignment

Within the Capital Efficiency team, we are looking for three interns who will join the department as full members of the team. Each internship is aligned with a specific expertise area and offers the opportunity to work on real business challenges with direct impact on decision-making. While you will primarily work within your own focus area, you will regularly collaborate with colleagues across Finance, Business, and other Capital Efficiency teams.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Analyze business and financial data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities;
• Prepare, maintain, and improve management reports and dashboards;
• Perform ad hoc analyses that support business and financial decision-making;
• Support capital expenditure and operational expenditure monitoring activities;
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization projects;
• Manage and track improvement roadmaps and follow-up actions;
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and structured way.

CAPEX Control

In this role, you will support investment management across multiple sectors within ASML. You will work with large datasets, prepare reporting and review materials, and help generate insights that support investment decisions. You will collaborate closely with both finance and engineering stakeholders, making this role a good fit if you are interested in business, technology, and data-driven decision-making.

CRE Control

In this role, you will support both capital and operational expenditure management while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. You will help coordinate recurring planning and reporting activities, create management insights, and support projects aimed at improving ways of working. This role offers a combination of financial analysis, project coordination, and stakeholder interaction.

Inventory Control

In this role, you will contribute to inventory management across the end-to-end supply chain. You will support reporting activities, perform analyses on inventory performance, and help identify opportunities for process improvements. In addition, you will contribute to automation and data-driven improvement initiatives, providing opportunities to work with analytics, process optimization, and emerging technologies.

This internship provides hands-on experience in business analytics, financial analysis, performance management, and stakeholder collaboration within a global technology environment.

This is a bachelor's or master's internship for minimum 6 months, minimum 4 days per week (3 days on-site). The start date of this internship is as of February 2027.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:

• Are pursuing a bachelor's degree or master's degree in Business Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Accounting, or a related field;
• Have a strong interest in financial analysis, business analytics, and data-driven decision-making;
• Have advanced Microsoft Excel skills and are comfortable working with large datasets;
• Are analytical, proactive, and able to work independently while managing multiple activities;
• Communicate effectively in English and enjoy collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.
  

This internship is ideal if you want to strengthen your analytical capabilities, gain exposure to real business challenges, and contribute to projects that create measurable business value. Throughout the internship, you will develop professional skills, gain insight into a global technology company, and build a strong foundation for your future career.

Other requirements you need to meet:

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship, and you are at least 18 years old at the start of the internship;
• If you are a non-EU citizen, studying in the Netherlands, your university is willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement);
• You attach your cover letter with a clear motivation on why you are interested in this internship assignment in particular;
• You need to be located in the Netherlands to be perform your internship. In case you are currently living/studying outside of the Netherlands, your application shows the willingness to relocate.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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