Finance Intern

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Why intern at HSB?
At Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), a Munich Re company, you will learn what it is like to pursue a career at one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies.

HSB’s 11-week Summer Internship Program provides a well-rounded, engaging and enjoyable experience.  Below are some of the key experiences and benefits you can expect.

Program Highlights

• Gain hands on experience.
• Meet and gain insights from the Senior Leadership Team as well as other leaders and professionals in the organization to develop lasting professional relationships.
• Networking opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with interns across various departments through participation in a Team Capstone Project.
• Hybrid work schedule to include working on-site in the office and working from home.    
• Participate in community outreach.
• Opportunity to gain career advice and help you prepare for navigating your career search.
• Learn about great careers within the insurance industry and the impact they make.
• Potential full-time career opportunities after graduation.

This internship is designed for a rising senior interested in gaining hands-on experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), business analytics, and process improvement. The intern will work on real business projects and gain exposure to financial reporting, market analysis, data visualization, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working. This internship will provide an opportunity to work with finance and business partners while developing analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical support for planning, forecasting, and strategic business decisions.
• Support FP&A activities, including consolidating and validating monthly actuals, maintaining client-level subscription, consulting, and data-buy expense tracking, preparing forecast updates, and performing reconciliations. 
• Support third-party insurance market research and analysis, including data analysis, market mapping, and preparation of analytical exhibits.
• Assist with recurring spreadsheet and Power BI reporting and dashboard, including report refreshes, data-quality testing, validation of results, and maintenance of supporting datasets. 
• Document and improve recurring finance processes, including planning, forecasting, expense management, reporting procedures, and related controls. 
• Support process-improvement initiatives, including helping build and test simple Power Automate workflows to reduce manual tasks and documenting the improved processes. 

Qualifications:

• Completed Junior year or higher
• GPA 3.5+
• Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related business field.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills, with an interest in working with financial and business data. 
• Comfortable using AI tools to support research, analysis, and everyday work, while taking responsibility for checking results for accuracy. 
• Experience with or interest in using tools such as Power BI and Power Automate. 
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify inconsistencies, ask thoughtful questions, and follow through on issues requiring further review. 
• Diligent and organized, with the ability to plan work, and manage multiple assignments and deadlines. 
• Able to communicate clearly, prepare presentations and discuss findings with others, listen to different perspectives, receive feedback, and work effectively with others.
• Curious, proactive, self-aware, and willing to learn new tools and ways of working. 
• The ability to work full-time for 11 weeks.

At The Hartford Steam Boiler, a subsidiary of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.   
We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  The work environment characteristics, and any physical and mental requirements 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 job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.  Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.