Finance and Accounting Leadership Program: Finance Track - 2027

Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance and Accounting Leadership Program (FALP) is an entry-level role within Fifth Third Bank’s Finance Division. Participants rotate every six months over a 24-month period, with rotations emphasizing either Accounting or Finance according to the participant’s program focus. Rotations provide exposure to areas such as Line of Business and Headquarters Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, External Reporting, Treasury, and Investor Relations, as well as other areas determined by business needs. Participants perform responsibilities assigned by their assignment leader, contribute as team members to larger initiatives, and work independently on smaller projects.

The role includes managing risk by exchanging ideas and opinions, raising concerns, and following policies and procedures. Participants are accountable for acting in the best interests of customers and colleagues, supporting a positive customer experience, and identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks within the Bank’s risk appetite. Specific duties depend on the rotation assignment and assignment leader. The position is based in a normal office environment and involves extended viewing of a computer screen.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• Must be a fall 2026 or spring 2027 graduate.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employment-based immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
• Basic familiarity with software applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, internal general ledger, reconciliation, and reporting systems.
• Professional customer service skills and ability to respond to standard requests from internal and external customers.
• Ability to solve routine problems by following defined procedures.
• Ability to manage time to meet deadlines set by the assignment leader.
• Ability to complete work with direction, guidance, and instructions from others.
• Demonstrated ability to perform and communicate.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant internship and/or co-op experience.
• Financial Services industry experience (preferred but not required).
• Aptitude to learn additional software applications as required by the FALP assignment.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic special projects as assigned and directed by the assignment leader.
• Build, analyze, and distribute monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Provide analysis for the business’s monthly forecasting process and support the annual budgeting process.
• Perform financial variance analysis to identify business trends.
• Assist with financial analysis and identify key business factors that affect the business during Finance rotations.
• Prepare and analyze monthly reports, investigate unusual items, and document findings.
• Maintain existing schedules and reports as information changes.
• Document, evaluate, and improve report and process designs so analytical tools evolve with business needs.
• Maintain accounting records and perform related accounting functions during Accounting rotations.
• Prepare daily entries and oversee the preparation of other entries.
• Monitor accounts and maintain account balances.
• Facilitate compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Reconcile and resolve outages from complex accounts.
• Handle special accounting projects and complex assignments.
• Prepare financial reporting for Bancorp and subsidiaries.
• Follow Bank policies and procedures, raise concerns, and identify, assess, manage, monitor, and report risks.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits programs supporting employees’ and families’ physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.
• Eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with payments based on company, line of business, and/or individual performance.

What This Job Offers

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