Equity Research Intern

About Island Mutual Insurance:

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1920, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Sri Lanka.

About the role:

Island Mutual Insurance is hiring a finance intern to support budgeting, monthly reporting and financial analysis. You will work closely with the FP&A and the founders. Remote within Sri Lanka. The team meets in Jaffna once a quarter, travel covered. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility.

What you'll do:

• Maintain the monthly closing checklist and chase pending items.
• Research industry benchmarks and competitor financials from annual reports.
• Create charts and summary slides for monthly management and board meetings.
• Write short notes explaining trends in revenue and spending.
• Assist with investor data requests and keep the data room folder organised.
• Track vendor payments and upcoming dues in a cash flow sheet.
• Support pricing analysis for new plans or products.
• Collect expense data from department heads and reconcile it with the books.

Who can apply:

• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Sri Lanka.
• Understanding of the three financial statements and how they link.
• Good with numbers and careful with details. Small errors in finance cause big problems.
• Comfortable asking questions when the data does not add up.
• Able to keep financial information confidential.
• Clear written English for reports and emails.

Preferred:

• CFA Level 1 cleared or in progress.
• Financial modelling course or case competition experience.
• Knowledge of startup metrics like ARR, burn rate and runway.

What you'll learn:

• You will present a short finance update to the founders at least once.
• Advanced Excel habits: clean structure, checks and documentation.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 33,000 to LKR 37,000 a month

What we offer:

• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Performance bonus.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Job offer on successful completion.

Include your expected salary and earliest start date with your application.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Island Mutual Insurance (Pvt) Ltd.