Expense Management Intern

Full Time

Administration

United States

Transamerica has been helping people feel better about the future for more than 100 years, and we’re proud of the trust we’ve earned. But we believe our responsibility goes beyond insurance, investments, and retirement accounts. We’re also in the business of helping people improve their financial and personal well-being, so they can add more years to their lives, and more life to their years.

What You Will Do:

This role will support the Expense Management team’s reporting, oversight, and forecasting activities. The Expense Management team at Transamerica is responsible for helping the company determine funding and resource needs and priorities, identifying trade-offs, and providing financial analysis to ensure spend targets are met. Intern responsibilities will include assisting in monthly expense reporting, contributing to variance analysis for actual spend compared to budget, and helping to manage data for budgeting and forecasting processes. Intern will have the opportunity to work with large financial datasets and may apply Business Analytics knowledge (data management, data modeling, BI product maintenance and/or development) to support the team.

What Success Looks Like:

• Work with large data sets from various systems to analyze results and help team understand financial implications

• Extract, transform, & load data using data management tools (may include Excel, Tableau, Alteryx)

• Perform financial analysis and evaluate monthly forecast updates

• Assist in monthly/quarterly expense reporting for management

• Support monthly close process for amortization and capitalization entries

• Engage across Expense Management team to learn of all roles and responsibilities within the organization

• Attend intern events and other networking opportunities

What You Need:

• To qualify for an internship, applicants must be currently enrolled at a college or university pursuing a business analytics, accounting, finance, or other analytical-type degree. Internships are not available for students who have completed their college education or who will graduate prior to the conclusion of the internship

• Working knowledge of Microsoft suite of products (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Preferred knowledge of SQL, but not required

• Preferred knowledge of Alteryx & Tableau, but not required

Working Environment:

• Hybrid work environment for candidates near Cedar Rapids, IA office; ability to be fully remote for candidates outside of the area.

• Candidates must be able to work ~40 hours/week during the 16-week internship program.

Our commitment to inclusion & diversity means that we value differences. We encourage the unique perspectives of individuals and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.

Compensation

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

The hourly rate for this position is set at $19.00.

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