Finance and Accounting Intern

HDR; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR in Omaha, NE is seeking a Finance & Accounting Intern (Summer 2027) for a full-time temporary internship. You’ll support financial reporting and management decision-making across functions within an employee-owned culture.

You will document processes, assess compliance, run budget analyses, and use tools like Alteryx, Power BI, Excel, and SQL to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate accounting or finance program.
• Entry-level position; 1+ years toward degree or exposure to data automation, visualization, and reporting tools.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills; attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to HDR's employee-owned culture; local candidates from surrounding universities.

Responsibilities

• Documentation: Document accounting processes and internal controls, communicating conclusions to relevant stakeholders.
• Compliance: Assess compliance with HDR’s established policies and procedures.
• Projects: Execute special projects to support financial reporting and aid management decision-making.
• Analysis: Conduct budget analysis and operate effectively within HDR’s ERP system.
• Development: Utilize data automation and analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, and Copilot Agents to enhance process improvement and data-driven decisions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office basics

Data automation

Visualization

Reporting tools

Education

Accounting/Finance program enrollment

Tools

Alteryx

Power BI

Power Automate

Copilot Agents

Microsoft Excel

Tableau

Snowflake

SQL

Python

Job description

Finance & Accounting Intern (Summer 2027) | HDR

The Tone:

This is a full-time temporary internship at HDR, located in Omaha, NE. HDR is a global organization that designs and delivers solutions across diverse service lines including Water, Architecture, and Transportation. The company builds resilient, sustainable, and forward-thinking communities by safeguarding public health, enhancing quality of life, powering innovation, and driving responsible growth. This role matters as the intern will expand their leadership skills and contribute to international practice by working across various finance and accounting functions within an employee-owned culture.

The TL;DR

• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary
• Location: In-person, Omaha, NE
• Mission: This intern will contribute to international practice by supporting financial reporting and management decision-making across various finance and accounting functions for a global organization.
• Tech Stack: Alteryx, Power BI, Power Automate, Copilot Agents, Microsoft Office, Excel, Tableau, Snowflake, SQL, Python, AI technologies

What You’ll Actually Do

• Documentation: Document accounting processes and internal controls, communicating conclusions to relevant stakeholders.
• Compliance: Assess compliance with HDR’s established policies and procedures.
• Projects: Execute special projects to support financial reporting and aid management decision-making.
• Analysis: Conduct budget analysis and operate effectively within HDR’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Development: Utilize data automation and analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, and Copilot Agents to enhance process improvement and data-driven decisions.

The Must-Haves

• Background: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate accounting, finance, or closely related program; Entry-Level.
• Experience: 1+ years completed toward a degree; exposure to data automation, visualization, and reporting tools, or interest in learning them.
• Skills: Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills; attention to detail; basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Bonus: At least a 3.4 GPA; advanced Excel skills; experience or interest in AI technologies; willingness to learn and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture; local candidates from surrounding universities.