Data Analyst Intern

Zohorecruit; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Payvantage is seeking a Data Analyst Intern to gain hands-on experience applying data analysis to real-world business operations. You will work across Finance, Underwriting, Call Center, Dealer Accounts, IT, and People Operations to organize data, prepare reports, and develop KPI dashboards.

The role emphasizes Excel proficiency, data validation, and communicating findings to leaders. Schedule is flexible, with part- or full-time hours, and an office-based setting in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a program in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work accurately with large amounts of information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new systems, tools, and processes.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collecting and organizing data from various company systems.
• Support the preparation of recurring and special reports.
• Review data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Help identify trends, patterns, discrepancies, and unusual activity.
• Assist with data validation and quality-control activities.
• Maintain Excel spreadsheets, databases, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Assist with KPI reporting and dashboard development.
• Support department managers with data requests and analytical projects.
• Compare information across systems and research inconsistencies.
• Create charts, graphs, summaries, and presentations.
• Assist with identifying opportunities to improve business processes and efficiency.
• Support projects designed to streamline or automate repetitive reporting tasks.

Skills

Data analytics

Business analytics

Information systems

Education

Data analytics / information systems program

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

CRM

ERP

Job description

Jonesboro, United States | Posted on 09/29/2026

Payvantage is seeking a Data Analyst Intern to joinour team and gain hands-on experience applying data analysis to real-worldbusiness operations.

This internship provides an opportunity to work with dataacross multiple departments, including Finance, Underwriting, Call Center,Dealer Accounts, IT, and People Operations. The intern will assist withorganizing and analyzing information, preparing reports, maintainingspreadsheets and dashboards, identifying trends, and supporting projectsdesigned to improve business processes and performance.

This is an ideal opportunity for a current college studentor recent graduate who is interested in Data Analytics, Business Analytics,Information Systems, or a related field and wants to develop practicalexperience in a professional business environment.

You will work alongside experienced team members and receiveguidance while developing skills that can be applied to future careers inanalytics, finance, operations, business intelligence, and related fields.

What You'll Learn

During your internship, you will gain practical experiencein:

• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing business data
  
• Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet-based analysis
  
• PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, IF statements,and data filtering
  
• Data validation and quality control
  
• Creating reports, charts, and data summaries
  
• Developing and maintaining KPI dashboards
  
• Identifying trends, patterns, and data discrepancies
  
• Analyzing month-over-month and year-over-yearperformance
  
• Supporting financial and operational reporting
  
• Business process mapping and process improvement
  
• Working with data from multiple business systems
  
• Communicating analytical findings to business leaders
  
• Cross-functional collaboration
  
• Maintainingconfidentiality of business, customer, employee, and financial information
  

The intern may also receive exposure to tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, CRM, ERP, accounting, and business-management systems,depending on business needs and assigned projects.

What You'll Do

• Assist with collecting and organizing data fromvarious company systems.
  
• Support the preparation of recurring and specialreports.
  
• Review data for accuracy, completeness, andconsistency.
  
• Help identify trends, patterns, discrepancies, andunusual activity.
  
• Assist with data validation and quality-controlactivities.
  
• Maintain Excel spreadsheets, databases, dashboards,and reporting tools.
  
• Assist with KPI reporting and dashboard development.
  
• Support department managers with data requests andanalytical projects.
  
• Compare information across systems and assist withresearching inconsistencies.
  
• Create charts, graphs, summaries, and presentations.
  
• Assist with identifying opportunities to improvebusiness processes and efficiency.
  
• Support projects designed to streamline or automaterepetitive reporting tasks.
  
• Maintain organized documentation of reports andanalytical projects.
  
• Work collaboratively with multiple departmentsthroughout Payvantage.
  
• Participatein special projects and other duties as assigned.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from aprogram in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Information Systems, ora related field.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent attention to detail.
  
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
  
• Ability to work accurately with large amounts ofinformation.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Willingness to learn new systems, tools, andprocesses.
  
• Basicproficiency with Microsoft Excel.
  

Preferred

• Experience with Excel PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP,SUMIFS, IF statements, and data filtering.
  
• Experience creating charts, dashboards, or reportsthrough coursework or previous experience.
  
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or SQL.
  
• Familiarity with CRM, ERP, accounting, orbusiness-management systems.
  
• Previousinternship, academic project, or work experience involving data analysis.
  

Previous professional data-analysis experience is notrequired. Coursework, academic projects, or demonstrated interest in dataanalytics may be considered.

Schedule

Schedule: Part-Time / Full-Time - flexible

Hours: 25 – 40

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Location: 411 Union Street, Suite A, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Work Arrangement: Office-Based

The internship schedule can be structured around thestudent's academic schedule, based on business needs and availability.

Pay

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is curious, analytical,dependable, and eager to learn.

You don't need to know everything on day one. We're lookingfor someone who enjoys working with information, asks good questions, paysattention to details, and wants to understand why the numbers matter—notjust what the numbers say.

If you're looking for an opportunity to turn classroomknowledge into real-world business experience, we'd like to hear from you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Payvantage is an equal opportunity employer. Employmentdecisions are based on qualifications, business needs, and organizationalrequirements without regard to legally protected characteristics.