What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Intern (MBA Candidate) position at Plummer?
Seeking a Finance Intern in Denver, CO
Company Overview
At Plummer, we're passionate about solving water and telecommunications challenges and serving our clients with excellence and integrity. As an engineering consulting firm, we take on a variety of interesting projects to help growing communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Florida.
Our mission is to improve our environment, advance communities, and serve others. We believe people are precious and foster a collaborative culture where team members are encouraged to learn, grow, and contribute meaningful ideas.
Position Summary
The Finance Intern will support Plummer's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function, primarily focusing on month-end variance analysis, project financial and estimate-at-completion (EAC) reviews, budgeting and forecasting, data validation, and ad hoc financial analysis.
Designed for a current MBA student, this internship provides hands-on experience applying financial analysis to a project-based professional services organization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Month-End & Variance Analysis
- Support monthly financial reporting and variance analysis.
- Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods to identify key performance drivers.
- Research significant revenue, expense, and profitability variances.
- Analyze business metrics including revenue, utilization, backlog, staffing, multiplier, and profitability.
2. Project Financial & EAC Reviews
- Support reviews of project financial performance and estimates at completion (EACs).
- Analyze month-over-month changes in project EACs and investigate meaningful variances and trends.
- Analyze project revenue, labor, costs, margins, and other performance indicators.
- Assist in identifying changes in project forecasts and their impact on revenue and profitability.
- Prepare analysis to support project and business performance reviews.
3. Budgeting & Forecasting
- Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
- Assist with preparing, consolidating, and analyzing budget and forecast information.
- Analyze assumptions related to revenue, staffing, utilization, expenses, and other key business drivers.
4. Data Validation & Ad Hoc Analysis
- Perform ad hoc financial and operational analysis to support business decision-making.
- Assist with financial data validation and reconciliation across source systems, reporting tools, and analytical models.
- Investigate reporting discrepancies and help identify the underlying cause of data differences.
- Develop Excel-based analyses and models as needed.
- Support special projects and other FP&A activities as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an MBA program with a concentration or demonstrated interest in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Strategy, or a related discipline.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or another quantitative or business-related field.
- Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous professional, internship, or analytical experience in finance, accounting, consulting, engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, or variance analysis.
- Familiarity with Power BI, ERP systems, or other financial reporting tools.
- Interest in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), consulting, or professional services industries.
What Success Looks Like
- Produces accurate, timely, and thoughtful analysis.
- Effectively identifies and investigates meaningful variances and trends.
- Ensures analysis and reporting reconcile to underlying financial data.
- Develops a strong understanding of Plummer's business and project economics.
- Demonstrates curiosity and increasing independence in analyzing financial results.
- Communicates findings clearly and builds effective working relationships across Finance and Operations.
Salary Range: $20 - $30/hour
Why Join Us?
- Gain hands-on FP&A experience in a project-based professional services organization.
- Apply MBA coursework to real-world financial and business challenges.
- Gain exposure to operational decision-making and business performance.
- Work in a collaborative culture focused on learning and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to a company whose work helps improve communities through infrastructure and engineering solutions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this Web site or directly to managers. Plummer does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Plummer will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Plummer.
Salary : $20 - $30