IT Finance Analyst Intern

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with financial data entry, transaction recording, and maintenance of IT-related financial records.

• Perform variance, trend, and ratio analyses to evaluate IT financial performance.

• Compare project actuals with approved plans, help monitor spending rates, and flag potential variances for review.

• Help reconcile project purchase orders and expenses to the appropriate project records.

• Under the supervision of the IT Finance team, assist with creating and submitting purchase requisitions for IT goods and services, coordinating required approvals and supporting documentation, and tracking requisitions through purchase order creation.

• Conduct financial research and analysis related to technology spending, suppliers, contracts, and procurement activities.

• Support review of open purchase orders and commitments by researching outstanding balances, identifying items that may require follow-up, and preparing findings for IT Finance review.

• Assist with preparing recurring IT financial reports and KPI dashboards, validating source data, analyzing notable trends or exceptions, and summarizing findings for management review.

• Under IT Finance team guidance, document and evaluate an assigned IT Finance or procurement process and develop a practical recommendation to improve data quality, reporting, efficiency, or internal controls.

• Prepare and deliver a concise presentation summarizing assigned analyses, project outcomes, and recommendations to the IT Finance team and relevant stakeholders.

• Assist with managing company mobile devices and carrier accounts, including device and line inventory, orders, activations, deactivations, plan changes, billing reviews, mobile service cost allocations, and issue resolution with carriers.

• Collaborate with IT personnel, Accounts Payable, IT Sourcing, and Corporate FP&A teams.

• Participate in training sessions, workshops, and networking events to enhance professional development.

Essential Functions

• Ability to stay organized and manage multiple concurrent assignments.

• Ability to analyze data and determine where there are opportunities for improvement.

• Ability to track deadlines, complete assigned work on schedule, and communicate potential delays promptly.

• Ability to work with other teams and departments to support issue resolution and escalate matters when appropriate.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Reporting Relationship

• This role reports directly to the IT Finance Manager.

REQUIRED

• Currently enrolled as a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior in a bachelor’s program in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related fields.

• Minimum GPA 3.0

• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Power BI or other analytics tools is a plus.

• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial data.

DESIRED

• Familiarity with an IT service management platform such as ServiceNow.

• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle Fusion or PeopleSoft.

• Coursework or familiarity with budgeting, global currencies, enterprise technology, IT service management, or Technology Business Management concepts is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics 

• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

• Demonstrates curiosity, sound problem-solving skills, and persistence in researching discrepancies.

• Communicates progress, questions, findings, and potential issues clearly and consistently.

Working Conditions

This position is considered Hybrid/Office work which is characterized as follows.

• Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night

• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the work place

• Work surface is stable (flat)

• Working from home some days/ working from the office others (as agreed upon with CITO)

Physical Activity/Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered LIGHT work.