What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Intern position at MITRE?
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Department Summary:
This intern position seeks to develop students’ corporate finance and business management knowledge through hands-on assignments across MITRE’s Business Units, within the broader Finance organization. As a Finance intern, you will be challenged to demonstrate financial stewardship while working alongside MITRE leaders to maximize our value to our government sponsors. The variety of tasking and wide scope of this internship will provide a rich set of real-life experiences resulting in a comprehensive understanding of Finance’s critical role in executing MITRE’s mission.
Roles and Responsibilities:
None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
None
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
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Department Summary:
This intern position seeks to develop students’ corporate finance and business management knowledge through hands-on assignments across MITRE’s Business Units, within the broader Finance organization. As a Finance intern, you will be challenged to demonstrate financial stewardship while working alongside MITRE leaders to maximize our value to our government sponsors. The variety of tasking and wide scope of this internship will provide a rich set of real-life experiences resulting in a comprehensive understanding of Finance’s critical role in executing MITRE’s mission.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and deliver necessary supporting analytics to assist Leadership in decision-making
- Analyze and diagnose business drivers using various financial systems
- Communicate financial results effectively with powerful visual narratives and story-telling
- Develop operational and financial projections using various methods including historical trends, statistical analysis, and other predictive techniques
- Perform Ad hoc analysis for internal and external customers
- Learn, interpret and communicate corporate policy as related to assigned subject areas
- Coordinate activities and information sharing across the Finance Organization
- Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics or Business Administration or related
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
- Sustained excellence in academic performance
- Experience having applied Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics or Business Administration or related learning to an internship or research/lab position
- Familiarity with Tableau or other similar visualization/advanced technology tools
- Exhibits the characteristics of a continuous learner and problem-solver
- Demonstrated ability to work across varying groups and organizational levels
- Willingness to explore diverse areas within Finance Demonstrated interest in serving the public
None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
None
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website EEO is the Law Poster and Pay Transparency.
MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org.
Copyright © 2025, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.
Benefits information may be found here
