Accounting/Finance Intern - Summer 2027

Thrivent

6d • $25 - $27 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our top-rated summer internship program is designed to give college students meaningful work experience in specific functions, providing a deeper understanding of the processes of a Fortune 500 financial services organization. The program offers interesting challenges, valuable experience, and an opportunity to get to know Thrivent. This 12-week internship is a key piece of Thrivent’s entry-level talent program to ensure a strong talent pipeline to meet the needs of the organization now and into the future. The internship program offers assignments to optimize your skills and experience while giving you exposure to multiple business areas.
The Accounting/Finance Intern will work to support the financial needs of the assigned division(s) of Thrivent. The intern will work in a highly collaborative environment where teamwork and communication are key to obtain the level of service needed for this team to succeed. Opportunities in this position include reconciliations and journal entry preparation, project support, financial analysis, and internal control review. This is a unique opportunity to gain broad business and financial experience, have significant responsibility for a variety of projects and engage with key decision-makers on the following types of work:
Build insights for financial processes, systems, trends, and/or results that can then be used for management decision-making
Assist in the month-end close process
Process journal entries and prepare account reconciliations
Assist in preparation of materials for audits
Assist team members and key internal stakeholders with updating/reviewing financial controls
Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and objectives, processes, data, and user needs, along with recommending solutions that meet the needs of the business
Initiate and implement operational improvements and communicate changes to appropriate business partners
Other projects as assigned

Requirements

• Currently a Junior (Dec. 2026 or May 2027 graduation date) in an undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
• A proven history of excellent academic performance (GPA 3.0+)
• Disciplined, with strong personal management and organization skills
• Ability to understand financial statements and respective components
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of the work and complies with information confidentiality requirements where applicable
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships by collaborating with business partners and teams by fully understanding their needs and consistently meeting their expectations
• Strong problem identification and analytical skills
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint
• Open to a flexible, hybrid work environment.
• Ability to work in the United States for indefinite period without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Build insights for financial processes, systems, trends, and/or results that can then be used for management decision-making
• Assist in the month-end close process
• Process journal entries and prepare account reconciliations
• Assist in preparation of materials for audits
• Assist team members and key internal stakeholders with updating/reviewing financial controls
• Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and objectives, processes, data, and user needs, along with recommending solutions that meet the needs of the business
• Initiate and implement operational improvements and communicate changes to appropriate business partners
• Other projects as assigned

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Full intern event program including development, networking, and social activities
• medical insurance
• Sick and Safe Time
• paid company holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern