Finance Intern (Summer 2027)

About Smith Underwriters:

Commercial lines, personal lines and specialty programs are run as separate business units. Smith Underwriters is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

Overview:

This is an Excel-heavy role. If you enjoy cleaning data and building models, apply. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Collect expense data from department heads and reconcile it with the books.
• Analyse unit economics such as CAC, LTV and contribution margin by product line.

What we're looking for:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Laptop with desktop MS Excel installed (not only the web version) and stable internet.
• Understanding of the three financial statements and how they link.
• Comfortable asking questions when the data does not add up.
• Able to keep financial information confidential.
• Clear written English for reports and emails.
• Good with numbers and careful with details. Small errors in finance cause big problems.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $23.50 - $28.00 per hour

Perks:

• Company laptop.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid sick time.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Smith Underwriters.