Finance Intern – Summer 2027

MacLean-Fogg • Mundelein, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Finance Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will connect what you are learning in the classroom with the financial decisions behind a manufacturing business. You will work with finance and accounting professionals to understand business performance, check financial information, and help teams make informed decisions. You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might investigate spending trends, improve a financial report, support a budgeting process, analyze product costs, or make a recurring task more accurate and efficient. At the end of the program, you will present your work, findings, and recommendations to leadership. One application connects you with the Finance internship assignments available at this location. Tell us which areas interest you. We will consider your interests, coursework, and experience alongside available projects and business needs.

Finance Areas You Could Explore
Assignments vary by location and may include:
Accounting and Financial Reporting: Help organize supporting information, reconcile records, and prepare reports used to understand business results.
Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Analysis: Compare actual results with plans, investigate differences, and help explain trends.
Cost and Manufacturing Finance: Explore how materials, labor, inventory, and operating decisions affect costs and performance.
Finance Data and Process Improvement: Improve spreadsheets, organize data, document processes, and help make reporting more reliable and efficient.
You do not need experience in every area. Your assignment will reflect the work available at your location and the support you need to learn.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or a closely related business discipline with relevant coursework.
• Interest in understanding financial information and how a manufacturing business operates.
• Basic familiarity with Excel or similar spreadsheet tools through coursework, projects, or work.
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, check your work, and follow through on commitments.
• Ability to work full time and on site for the internship, with limited start-date flexibility for academic calendars.
• All college class levels are welcome.
• Previous internship experience is not required.
• Coursework, student activities, personal projects, volunteering, and any type of employment can demonstrate your potential.

Nice To Haves

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Coursework or projects involving accounting, financial analysis, economics, statistics, or business data.
• Experience using spreadsheet formulas, charts, pivot tables, or lookup functions.
• Experience organizing information, managing a student-organization budget, improving a process, or explaining a recommendation.
• You do not need prior manufacturing experience or knowledge of our financial systems. We will help you learn the tools and processes used in your assignment.

Responsibilities

• Gather, organize, and check financial or operating information for completeness and accuracy.
• Use spreadsheets and other tools to analyze information and explain what you find.
• Support finance and accounting activities while learning how they connect to the business.
• Ask questions, investigate differences, and seek guidance when information does not make sense.
• Work with colleagues in Finance and other departments to understand their needs.
• Handle confidential information carefully and follow established review and approval processes.
• Complete a defined project and share practical findings and recommendations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $26.00 per hour.
• A meaningful project with a defined deliverable.
• Guidance, feedback, and opportunities to learn from an experienced team.
• Exposure to the connection between Finance and the work of a manufacturing business.
• An opportunity to present your work and explore your career interests.

What This Job Offers

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