Finance & Accounting Intern

Job Description

Finance & Accounting Internship Program – Spring 2027 | Medpace

The Tone:
This is a flexible, paid professional development opportunity at Medpace, located in Cincinnati, OH. Medpace operates as a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO), providing clinical development services across Phase I-IV to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, employing over 5,000 individuals across more than 40 countries. This internship offers a real impact on business objectives, allowing interns to gain valuable finance and accounting skills, develop as future leaders, and build experience in financial concepts and business acumen. The work at Medpace is centered on accelerating the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics, directly improving the lives of patients and families.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Flexible
• Location: In-person, Cincinnati, OH

• Team: Treasury or Accounting departments
• Mission: To play an integral role in financial valuation, analysis, and forecasting to support business objectives and improve processes within a financial environment.
• Tech Stack: MS Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Valuation & Analysis: Play an integral role in valuation, analysis, and forecasting processes and assessments, including providing analysis and explanation of significant trends.
• Reporting Best Practices: Contribute to the development and maintenance of standardized best practices for financial results reporting and analysis, encompassing the design of management reporting and analytical tools.
• Data Integration & Insights: Integrate data from across various groups to construct an overall understanding of performance that delivers meaningful information to stakeholders.
• Financial Systems Management: Maintain financial models and systems that drive the financial budgeting and reporting process, while also supporting enhancements to these critical tools.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Partner with various Operational and Support departments, such as Commercial Operations and Project Management, to assess financial performance and collaboratively develop forecasts and budgets.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience: Demonstrated advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Skills: Highly organized with high attention to detail, excellent analytical capabilities, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bonus: A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.