Financial Analyst Intern

We specialise in commercial insurance for contractors, trucking companies and restaurants. Employee benefits clients use us for group health, dental, vision and life plans. January renewals keep everyone busy for a few weeks.

About the role:

This is an Excel-heavy role. If you enjoy cleaning data and building models, apply. The company is based in Lafayette, the US. The team is distributed across several countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Lafayette. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

What you'll do:

• Maintain the monthly closing checklist and chase pending items.
• Collect expense data from department heads and reconcile it with the books.
• Build and update financial models for revenue, costs and cash runway.
• Assist with investor data requests and keep the data room folder organised.
• Research industry benchmarks and competitor financials from annual reports.
• Review invoices for accuracy before they go to accounts payable.

Who can apply:

• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Eligible to work in South Africa.
• Understanding of the three financial statements and how they link.
• Available 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months.
• Good with numbers and careful with details. Small errors in finance cause big problems.
• Clear written English for reports and emails.
• Comfortable asking questions when the data does not add up.

What you get out of it:

• Advanced Excel habits: clean structure, checks and documentation.
• Certificate and a strong reference for CA articleship or entry-level finance roles.
• How a growing company budgets, forecasts and reports to investors.
• Building financial models that are used for real decisions.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: R15,000 - R20,500 pcm

What we offer:

• Flexible hours.
• Mentorship.
• Company laptop.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lafayette Insurance Agency.