Finance Analyst Intern - Summer 2027 (34662)

Job Details

• Job Location: Irving, TX 75061
• Position Type: Internship
• Salary Range: $25.00 Hourly
• Travel Percentage: Up to 10%
• Job Category: Strategy

Position Summary

The FP&A Intern will support the financial planning and analysis team by assisting with headcount tracking, monthly reporting, segment-level P&L analysis, and weekly operational data updates.

This is a hands-on learning opportunity designed to expose the intern to how financial operations work within an electrical construction company.

The intern will gain real-world experience in financial reporting, variance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration while contributing meaningfully to the team’s day-to-day work.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with headcount (HC) tracking by maintaining and updating employee data across departments to support workforce planning and budgeting.
• Help pull together and format monthly reporting decks for leadership review, including gathering data, building slides, and ensuring accuracy of financial summaries.
• Update the job analysis file on a weekly basis, ensuring data is current and organized for operational and financial planning purposes.
• Support the preparation of segment-level P&L reports and assist with monthly variance commentary by gathering data and drafting initial observations for review.
• Assist with the preparation of Monday morning electrical reporting decks, compiling operational and financial data for weekly leadership distribution.
• Shadow Financial Operations monthly forecast meetings and prepare written recaps summarizing key discussion points, action items, and decisions for distribution to senior leadership.
• Participate in local job site visits to develop an understanding of field operations and how financial planning connects to project execution.
• Assist with ad-hoc financial analysis, data gathering, and research projects as assigned by the FP&A team.
• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, and Operations teams to gather relevant data and develop cross-functional awareness.
• Performs other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field (rising junior or senior preferred).
• Completion of foundational coursework in accounting, finance, or business analytics preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic formulas); experience with PowerPoint is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to summarize information clearly and concisely.
• Eagerness to learn, ask questions, and take initiative in a professional setting.
• Interest in the construction or infrastructure industry is a plus but not required.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Requires mobility within an office environment.

Regularly required to talk and hear. Effectively communicate with others both written and orally, including using the telephone.

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

The employee may be required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and bend.

May be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.

The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The employee may be required to climb stairs.

Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night or weekend shifts, as needed.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.