What are the responsibilities and job description for the Portfolio Risk Summer Intern position at Rockland Trust?
Job Description
Being an intern is an incredible opportunity to gain real-life work experience, build professional skills and establish connections. Rockland Trust feels that internships should include meaningful work. As a valued team member, interns are immersed in real projects that make a tangible impact, allowing them to apply their academic knowledge while developing critical professional skills. With the chance to collaborate across departments, interns at Rockland Trust can expand their network and gain valuable insights into their chosen field. Additionally, Rockland Trust fosters a supportive and caring culture encouraging interns to grow and find their path. We have witnessed many stories of interns building long-lasting careers at the Bank.
Rockland Trust is seeking a summer internship within its Portfolio Risk team, overseeing an $18 billion credit portfolio. The portfolio consists of 75% commercial loans—including C&I, construction, and commercial real estate (CRE)—and 25% residential mortgage and home equity loans. Interns will support risk analytics and reporting functions, ensuring data accuracy and integrity while assisting with portfolio analysis, loan loss modeling, stress testing, and asset quality reporting.
Key Responsibilities
At Rockland Trust you'll find a respectful and inclusive environment where everyone is given the chance to succeed. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Being an intern is an incredible opportunity to gain real-life work experience, build professional skills and establish connections. Rockland Trust feels that internships should include meaningful work. As a valued team member, interns are immersed in real projects that make a tangible impact, allowing them to apply their academic knowledge while developing critical professional skills. With the chance to collaborate across departments, interns at Rockland Trust can expand their network and gain valuable insights into their chosen field. Additionally, Rockland Trust fosters a supportive and caring culture encouraging interns to grow and find their path. We have witnessed many stories of interns building long-lasting careers at the Bank.
Rockland Trust is seeking a summer internship within its Portfolio Risk team, overseeing an $18 billion credit portfolio. The portfolio consists of 75% commercial loans—including C&I, construction, and commercial real estate (CRE)—and 25% residential mortgage and home equity loans. Interns will support risk analytics and reporting functions, ensuring data accuracy and integrity while assisting with portfolio analysis, loan loss modeling, stress testing, and asset quality reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the analysis of portfolio risk attributes across various loan types and segments.
- Support loan loss modeling and stress testing initiatives.
- Conduct data validation and ensure accuracy and integrity of risk data.
- Build and maintain dashboards using tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and PowerBI.
- Develop and execute data queries; familiarity with SQL is a plus.
- Contribute to the preparation of risk reports and presentations for senior management.
- Research and summarize trends in asset quality and portfolio performance.
- Rising junior or senior undergraduate student (highly preferred), or graduate student pursuing an MBA, MS in Finance, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Majors should be business-oriented and quantitatively focused such as Finance, Economics, Statistics, or Data Analytics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx).
- Basic knowledge of SQL and data querying.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Prior coursework or internship experience in financial analysis, risk management, or data analytics.
- Exposure to banking or financial services industry concepts, especially related to commercial and residential lending.
At Rockland Trust you'll find a respectful and inclusive environment where everyone is given the chance to succeed. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.