Summer Internship: Finance Controllership & Ledger Analytics

Jobtailor; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

American Express in Phoenix offers a finance internship within the Controllership domain. You will contribute to monthly closes, journal entries, reconciliations, and the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly financial reports under guidance from accounting professionals.

You will sharpen analytical skills, learn to present data-driven stories, collaborate with subject matter experts, and support variance analysis while balancing a busy student schedule.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program
• Graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
• Analytical skills to manipulate large data sets, spot trends, and generate insights
• Strong communication to tell data stories and convey messages to diverse audiences
• Agile mindset with a can-do attitude and adaptability to change
• Leadership: act with courage, build relationships, make decisions quickly, influence change
• Employment eligibility to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship provided

Responsibilities

• Complete a project solving a real business challenge for the organization
• Participate in other initiatives and projects as assigned
• Assist with monthly general ledger close activities including completing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assist in producing and reviewing monthly and quarterly financial reports
• Perform variance analysis and analytical procedures for assigned general ledger accounts
• Establish relationships and partner with subject matter experts to key to Controllership accounting activities

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership

Agile Mentality

Data Manipulation

Education

Full-time bachelor’s degree program

Tools

Journal Entries

Account Reconciliations

Financial Reporting

Variance Analysis

Job description

American Express in Phoenix offers a finance internship within the Controllership domain. You will contribute to monthly closes, journal entries, reconciliations, and the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly financial reports under guidance from accounting professionals.

You will sharpen analytical skills, learn to present data-driven stories, collaborate with subject matter experts, and support variance analysis while balancing a busy student schedule.