Finance Intern (Year-Round)
About The Position
BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently seeking a Finance Intern to join our PowerDrive System business unit team. The intern will support the Finance team with financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for a student with a good foundation in finance or accounting who is eager to leverage AI-driven tools, data analytics, and automation to improve financial insights, efficiency, and decision-making. The intern will gain hands-on experience in a global manufacturing environment, supporting activities such as month-end close, forecasting, dashboards, cost analysis, and ad-hoc management reporting, while applying AI tools to streamline and enhance finance processes.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF statements, PivotTables) and comfort working with large datasets to compare results and research variances.
- Strong quantitative aptitude and attention to detail, with an interest in checking data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment (with guidance and support).
- Proactive mindset and willingness to learn; able to identify improvement ideas and support small process or reporting enhancements under supervision.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Interest in AI-assisted analysis and automation (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and willingness to learn prompt basics, evaluation, and documentation of AI-assisted workflows.
- Understands the importance of data privacy and responsible AI use when working with financial information (e.g., using approved tools, protecting confidential data).
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for immigration sponsorship now, or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to or interest in creating AI agents and automations (e.g., Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power Apps, or similar) to streamline recurring finance tasks is a plus.
- Coursework or interest in data analytics, business intelligence, machine learning, or finance transformation is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Utilize AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT style tools, Power BI AI features) to: Automate data preparation and recurring analysis, generate insights and explanations for financial trends and Improve efficiency in reporting and documentation
- Support enhancement of Power BI dashboards, Excel models, and analytical templates.
- Identify opportunities for process automation or standardization using AI and digital tools
- Assist with month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Integrates data from multiple data sources into relevant reports
- Use SAP to prepare monthly intercompany AR confirmations and send to each reporting unit
- Reconcile GL balances in SAP and OneStream monthly
- Reconcile journal entries in journal entry tracker to entries posted in SAP
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations for prepaid assets, accrued liabilities, and intercompany receivable/payables
- Collaborate with cross functional teams (Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering) on data-driven initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
