Financial Planning and Analysis - Intern

Farm Credit Services of America; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Farm Credit Services of America is offering a 12-week Financial Planning and Analysis Internship in Omaha, NE. Interns will learn to develop and improve financial models used in the Annual Financial Plan and budgeting, plus performance analysis.

You'll work on real projects with teams, researching projections under various economic scenarios, and present insights to leaders across the Associations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available for a 12-week internship during the summer.

Responsibilities

• Analyze budgets and financial plans and monitor results against these plans.
• Assist with budgeting, staffing, loan pricing and growth expectations.
• Partner with teams across Associations to understand drivers and impacts on financials.
• Prepare and present management reports with variance analyses and KPIs.
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses to support strategy and what-if scenarios.
• Help prepare presentation materials for directors and senior leadership.

Education

Finance/Accounting-related degree

GPA 3.0 or higher

Job description

AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.

Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.

Job Summary

As a Financial Planning and Analysis Intern, you’ll learn to develop, maintain, and enhance financial models and platforms used to create the Annual Financial Plan, budgeting process, and performance analysis. You will have the opportunity to learn to research and develop projections utilizing various economic scenarios.

Our interns work on projects that matter—and teams will rely on your skills and insights to help deliver those projects to market. You’ll get the opportunity to work on real projects and have fun along the way.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze budgets and financial plans and monitor results against these plans.
• Assist with the budgeting process, incorporating staffing intentions, expense plans, loan pricing and growth expectations, revenue plans from business units providing non-interest revenue, and other business objectives that help treat budgets as effective performance benchmarks.
• Partner with teammates and leaders across the Associations to understand business drivers and study their impacts to financial results.
• Prepare, analyze, and present management reports encapsulating variance analyses and key performance indicators.
• Monitor financial outcomes, identify trends/opportunities/risks, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses to support business or financial strategy development and what-if analyses.
• Help prepare various presentation materials for directors, management committees, and senior leadership.
• Work with Finance and pricing teammates to understand current pricing trends and results an

Education Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA.
• Effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available for a 12-week internship during the summer.

Intern Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage and $500 sign-on bonus.
• Relocation assistance is available.

We reserve the right to close this posting early if we receive a high volume of qualified applications.

About Us

AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.