Finance Accounting Intern - Summer 2027

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. • Jersey City, NJ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a summer associate at AmTrust North America, the Finance Accounting Intern will work closely with direct and ceded insurance accounting teams to gain foundational knowledge of insurance accounting and the finance function. The internship provides exposure to multiple lines of business and to different parts of the insurance accounting and financial process through interaction with stakeholders. Interns also participate in weekly professional development and training workshops and receive support from an internship supervisor and professional mentor. The role is based in the Jersey City, New Jersey office and follows a schedule of four days in office and one day remote.

Requirements

• Accounting major with the goal of becoming a future CPA.
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of financial accounting.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to provide information clearly and concisely, with an appropriate level of detail and professionalism.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships.
• Effective problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Effective analytical skills to gather information, analyze facts, and draw conclusions.
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; additional requirements may apply.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries for direct and ceded general ledger transactions, including supporting schedules.
• Prepare or coordinate analytics on balances for presentation to team management.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring they have robust documentation and fully identified reconciling items.
• Assist with the timely preparation of deliverables for quarterly financial statements.
• Assist with financial transformation initiatives and projects in progress within the finance group.
• Prepare external broker and reinsurer reporting and billing, including cession statements and premium and loss bordereaux.
• Work with external business partners, including brokers, reinsurers, and agencies, to settle open receivable and payable balances.
• Perform controls necessary to adhere to the internal controls framework.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests and participate in process walkthroughs with auditors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed