Internship, Business Banking

Foresight Bank FFG; Illinois; On-site; USD 11,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Foresight Financial Group, Inc. in Winnebago, Illinois is offering a 10-week summer internship in 2027.

Interns will rotate through Foresight and subsidiary banks to learn various banking areas, with emphasis on commercial lending and client meetings, loan committees, sales and marketing activities, and community events. The program is paid and aims at students pursuing business, finance, or accounting degrees, on track to graduate in 2027 or 2028; recent graduates may apply.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting.
• On track to earn degrees in 2027 and 2028.
• Recent graduates are welcome to apply.
• Completion of intermediate-level accounting and finance courses is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Rotations through Foresight and subsidiary banks to learn banking areas.
• Participation in client meetings, loan committees, sales and marketing activities, and community events.
• Analysis of commercial credit risk and preparation of loan proposals.
• Monitoring compliance with banking regulations.
• Completion of a commercial banking special project to present to senior management.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Foresight Financial Group, Inc. is now accepting applications for a 10-week summer internship in 2027. Based in Winnebago, Illinois, Foresight is a growing financial holding company which owns multiple community banks in Illinois and has assets over $1.6 billion. Foresight maintains a loan portfolio which includes commercial and residential real estate, food and agricultural businesses, and commercial and industrial companies. Foresight common stock trades publicly on the OTCQX Bulletin Board under the trading symbol “FGFH.”

The intern will learn about the many areas of banking, with an emphasis on commercial lending, by completing a series of rotations through Foresight and subsidiary banks. The intern will participate in client meetings, loan committees, sales and marketing activities, and community events. Primary focus will include analysis of commercial credit risk, preparation of loan proposals, and monitoring of compliance with banking regulations. The intern will also complete a commercial banking special project, to be presented to Foresight senior management upon the internship's completion.

Qualified candidates for this paid internship may be pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting. Intern candidates should be on track to earn degrees in 2027 and 2028. Recent graduates are welcome to apply. Completion of intermediate-level accounting and finance courses is highly recommended. Ideal candidates are self-motivated, critical thinkers with a natural curiosity of how businesses operate. Attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office products are required.