POOL: RedTire Program Finance Analyst Student Intern

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 11,649 - 16,591; Part time

Job summary

RedTire is a KU School of Business venture providing real-world valuation and transition experience for student analysts. You will work on live cases, analyze financials, and support the RedTire Director to deliver professional consulting for transitioning businesses to new ownership.

The on-site role at Capitol Federal Hall starts at $10.25 per hour during training and offers increasing wages for returning semesters based on performance.

Qualifications

• Undergrad business student with finance or accounting track OR MACC/MBA with finance.
• Completion or concurrent enrollment in FIN 310 or FIN 311.

Responsibilities

• Extrapolate raw financial data into RedTire models (35%).
• Perform business valuation analyses using established models (25%).
• Help with industry, location, and market research/risk initiatives (15%).
• Other ad-hoc financial and modeling analysis duties as required (15%).
• Assist with day-to-day administration and sourcing leads (10%).

Skills

Financial analysis

Valuation modeling

Market research

Education

Finance track (undergrad)

MACC or MBA with finance

Job description

Position Overview

RedTire is a KU School of Business venture designed to enhance the economic well‑being of Kansas and the surrounding states. The program identifies the most suitably qualified candidate buyers to match with a successful small‑to‑medium‑sized business, preventing the business from shutting down due to a lack of an owner successor. RedTire assists in successfully transitioning the business to new ownership and relies on University of Kansas (KU) student interns for the financial analysis and valuation modeling phases of the process.

The KU student analyst’s first objective is to provide assistance to the RedTire Director so that quality business and technical consulting assistance to RedTire clients is provided. Secondly, the role aims to provide an excellent experimental learning opportunity to the KU student. They will work on ‘live real‑world’ case scenarios to successfully transition a business from a retiring owner by redefining their retirement to a new, younger owner who will acquire their business. The position works on‑site at Capitol Federal Hall and will receive $10.25 per hour during the initial training period. Ideal candidates will continue in the role for multiple semesters and receive increasing wage adjustments for returning semesters, commensurate with performance.

The KU student will receive the benefit of:

• Applying academic valuation techniques to a live company and learning other small business valuation techniques that are not generally taught in the academic accounting or finance classroom.
• Obtaining direct experience and insight into how the deal process works.
• Gaining valuable experience in dealing with project related work.
• Students employed by RedTire could also meet the KU School of Business internship requirements.

Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.

Job Duties

• 35% – Extrapolate raw financial data (from tax returns and company P&L’s) into RedTire models.
• 25% – Perform business valuation analyses using established models and procedures.
• 15% – Help with industry, location, and market research/risk initiatives.
• 15% – Other ad-hoc financial and modeling analysis duties as required.
• 10% – Assist with day‑to‑day administration of RedTire and help with leads for candidate business (sellers) and buyers for inclusion in the program.

Required Qualifications

• Business undergraduate student with finance or accounting tracks OR MACC or MBA graduate student with finance.
• Completion or concurrent enrollment in “Finance” - FIN 310 or “Honors Finance” - FIN 311.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in a Finance‑related field from an external employer internship covering some aspects of working with financial statements and/or valuation methodologies.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non‑exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Contact Information

Denton Zeeman

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Advertised Salary Range

Minimum $10.25/hour

Anticipated Start Date

Monday August 24, 2026