Finance Intern

Job Description

Finance Intern | Work Thread

The Tone:
This is a Finance Intern position at Work Thread, an HR consultancy firm that leverages an Artificial Intelligence System to match candidates with potential roles. The company provides free career strategy and insights, connecting individuals with client-serving professionals. This internship is specifically designed to offer meaningful professional hands-on experience to students who have demonstrated strong academic performance and leadership potential. The role is critical for allowing interns to utilize and further develop essential technical and soft skills, deepen their business knowledge, refine analytical techniques, and enhance creative problem-solving abilities, preparing them for future careers in finance.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Not specified in the job description.
• Location: Not specified in the job description.
• Pay: $16–$33 hourly
• Team: Not specified in the job description.
• Mission: To provide meaningful professional hands-on experience and foster the development of essential technical, soft, business, analytical, and problem-solving skills for future finance professionals.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint & Power BI)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Utilize Skills: Actively engage in tasks that require the utilization and further development of technical skills pertinent to a finance role, applying theoretical knowledge to practical situations.
• Enhance Communication: Cultivate and improve crucial soft skills, with a specific emphasis on developing effective communication strategies within a professional business environment.
• Apply Knowledge: Broaden and deepen business knowledge through direct application in various real-world scenarios, understanding financial operations and impacts.
• Employ Analytics: Systematically use and refine analytical techniques to dissect financial data, evaluate outcomes, and contribute to informed decision-making processes.
• Solve Problems: Participate in initiatives that demand creative problem-solving approaches to address and resolve complex business and financial challenges effectively.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must be currently enrolled in school for the semester immediately following your internship period. Candidates should be actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a Finance or Accounting related discipline. A prerequisite includes planning to complete a minimum of three Accounting classes, with one specifically being a 3-4 credit hour cost accounting course. An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher is required, and candidates must possess unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S.
• Experience: While no specific minimum years of prior work experience are explicitly stated, this internship aims to provide initial hands-on experience for students.
• Skills: Demonstrated strong academic performance in relevant coursework; a foundational understanding of analytical techniques applicable to finance; and an aptitude for creative problem-solving within a business context.
• Bonus: Preferred qualifications include holding on-campus leadership positions; active membership in school or national organizations focused on Finance or Accounting; previous work experience in finance or accounting related positions; and prior school and/or work experience utilizing the Microsoft Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.