Accounting/Finance Intern

Northwestern Mutual

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Milwaukee, WI Corporate Until 10/7/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted August 8, 2026 Last posted August 8, 2026
Job description

Job Description:
Internship candidates can expect a part-time schedule during the school year and a full-time onsite internship program during the summer. Candidates must be local to the Milwaukee area during the school year and summer.

Carefully selected from universities across the country, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!

Accounting/Finance Internship
As an Accounting/Finance Intern, you will work alongside your hiring manager, mentor, and team to complete tasks critical for Northwestern Mutual's success. We are here to help you both identify and continue to develop your future career goals and passions. This internship opportunity is with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team.

  • FP&A: Assist team in monthly and annual close processes for expense entries/reporting (including journal entry creation, reconciliations, and system checkouts). Provides support to daily work and assists with special projects.

Bring Your Best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from an accredited college or university
  • Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • Previous work or classroom experience in one or more of the following: Accounting, Finance
  • Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Preferred skills and Proficiencies

  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Confirmed analytical and problem-solving ability
  • High degree of self-motivation, passion, and a strive to learn
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities


Next steps
We encourage you to apply! Once your application is reviewed, if selected to move forward, our Emerging Talent team members will reach out for a call, where we will learn more about you and share internship opportunities aligning to your interests and skillsets and share any next steps of our recruiting process.

Who we are 

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 160 years through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation, and distribution. With more than $290 billion in assets, $30 billion in revenues and more than $1.9 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.6 million clients. People are the power behind Northwestern Mutual, and diversity makes us better. We are committed to reflecting and serving the marketplace. We do so by attracting and improving the engagement of those who bring their outstanding perspectives, ideas, and beliefs. At Northwestern Mutual, people matter. And you’ll be working for a company that’s consistently voted among the “most admired” in the nation. We invite you to explore your career interests with us.

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Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:

$16.50

Pay Range - End:

$30.00

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. Internship salaries are determined based on academic tenure and major. The standard pay structure is listed.


Build a strong career foundation with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!


Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.


About this role

Summary

Assist with financial reporting, journal entries, reconciliations, and special projects during internship.

Job title

Accounting/Finance Intern

Experience level

student

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Must be local to Milwaukee, WI; hybrid work allowed

Salary

$0k–$0k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationanalyticalproblem-solvingself-motivation

Preferred skills

communicationanalyticalproblem-solvingself-motivation

Specializations

accountingfinance
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Hybrid City