Summer 2027 Finance Student, Intern
Entergy
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Job summary
Entergy’s PPTO internship offers hands-on experience in finance within a portfolio governance context. You will learn how large utility transformation programs are managed, measured, and aligned with strategic targets across multiple initiatives.
Daily mentorship and structured analytical tasks will build your ability to interpret financial data, create models and dashboards, and contribute to decision-ready insights for leadership.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
- Intermediate Excel proficiency.
- Ability to build simple financial models or dashboards.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on analytical tasks with guidance.
- Ability to interpret and explain financial data and variance in writing.
- Detail-oriented with ability to flag data inconsistencies.
Responsibilities
- Portfolio Benefit Tracking — Build analytics to show if initiatives deliver promised benefits.
- Stage‑Gate Financial Governance — Help create standards for approval.
- Portfolio Value Gap Analysis — Compare promised vs. delivered across the portfolio.
- Financial Data — Keep numbers organized to enable analysis.
Skills
Education
Job description
The Premier Performance and Transformation Office (PPTO) manages Entergy's strategic transformation initiatives. Grid modernization, clean energy, resilience investments. We validate strategic initiatives at approval gates and track whether they deliver on their promises. If they fall short, we surface that to leadership.
The Premier Performance and Transformation Office (PPTO) manages Entergy's strategic transformation initiatives. Grid modernization, clean energy, resilience investments. We validate strategic initiatives at approval gates and track whether they deliver on their promises. If they fall short, we surface that to leadership.
You’ll support financial analysis and value realization at the portfolio level. That means looking across all our active initiatives and asking whether we’re hitting our targets collectively, where we’re falling short, and where leadership should focus. You’ll work directly with our Sr. Manager and two Sr. Staff members. Daily check‑ins. Real guidance.
- Portfolio Benefit Tracking — Build the analytics that show if our initiatives are delivering promised benefits
- Stage‑Gate Financial Governance — Help create the standards all initiatives must meet before approval
- Portfolio Value Gap Analysis — Compare what we promised against what we’re actually delivering across the portfolio
- Financial Data — Keep the numbers organized so analysis is possible
You’ll gain insight into how utilities execute large‑scale infrastructure modernization programs and the financial governance frameworks required to manage transformation at scale.
You’ll be assigned to a focused team consisting of one Sr. Manager and two Sr. Staff members in PPTO Finance. You’ll receive regular feedback and mentorship from senior financial analysts with direct experience in value realization and portfolio governance.
- Currently pursuing a degree as Junior or Senior standing in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
- Intermediate Excel proficiency
- Ability to build simple financial models or dashboards
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on structured analytical tasks with guidance
- Ability to interpret and explain financial data and variance to non‑finance audiences in writing
- Detail-oriented with ability to identify and flag data inconsistencies
- Prior internship in Finance, Accounting, or Business Analysis where you built financial models or tracked actual vs. forecast performance
- Experience with variance analysis or budget vs. actual reporting
- Familiarity with financial systems or databases beyond Excel
- Exposure to utility, energy, or regulated industry through coursework, internship, or research
Most companies treat transformation as isolated projects. We treat it as a portfolio. The question isn’t “Is this one initiative worth funding?” It’s “Are we making the right bets collectively? Are we delivering what we promised?” That lens exists nowhere else in the company.
By end of summer, you’ll own a real project. You’ll understand how utilities modernize, why financial rigor matters, and how decisions actually get made. That’s worth putting on your resume.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.
The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
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