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Finance Intern

SAIC

Reston, VAInternshipup to $40K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
up to $40K/yr
Location
Reston, VA
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

SAIC’s Corporate Finance Department is seeking a student intern for summer 2027. The in-person internship offers exposure to accounting, financial reporting, planning and analysis, project control, government compliance, corporate development, treasury and tax. Interns collaborate on a project and present to senior leaders, with learning events and training available. The ideal candidate is motivated, analytical, organized, detail-oriented and collaborative.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical Skills, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveMicrosoft Excel, requiredMicrosoft PowerPoint, requiredData Analytics, requiredData Presentation, requiredAdaptability, requiredIndependent Work, requiredTeamwork, requiredLeadership, required

Qualifications

High School and 3+ Years College Coursework, requiredFinance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration, requiredUS Citizenship, requiredRecent Teamwork or Leadership Role, required

Full job description

Description

The SAIC Corporate Finance Department is seeking a student intern for the summer of 2027. This is an ideal opportunity for college students seeking real-world finance experience with an organization driven to advance the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. This internship will offer opportunities to work with senior leaders and contribute to important corporate finance responsibilities and projects while gaining valuable work experience.

Interns will have exposure to a wide variety of corporate finance responsibilities, including: Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Project Control, Government Compliance, Corporate Development, Treasury and Tax. You will gain valuable experience to accelerate your learning and potentially earn a permanent position after completing your college education.

Throughout the internship, there are ongoing learning events such as lunch and learns and regularly scheduled training offerings designed to help you develop technical and professional skills. Interns will collaborate with fellow interns on a special project and present to senior leaders at the conclusion of the internship. Social activities will also be available to network with SAIC professionals.

This position is in-person at our Reston, VA headquarters.

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who has keen analytical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail. This individual should have the ability to work collaboratively with employees at various levels throughout the company and be able to meet tight deadlines as necessary.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

  • Gain exposure to SEC financial reporting and government contracting compliance requirements

  • Perform data analysis and reporting key performance indicators and operational trends

  • Financial modeling using MS Office Excel

  • Analyze selected financial statements and prepare reconciliations

  • Assist with daily cash position reports, monthly bank reconciliations, and month-end closing procedures

  • Support preparation of tax returns and other special tax projects

  • Participate in quarterly forecasting planning and analysis

  • Assist in market evaluation and consideration of acquisition candidates

  • Develop budgets (spend plans) for assigned programs and perform financial analysis on funding profiles and program financial variances

Qualifications

Required Education and Qualifications:

  • High School and 3+ years of college coursework at an accredited university, majoring or having completed coursework in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration

  • US citizenship required

  • High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint-formulas , analytics, effective data presentation

  • Should be adaptable; duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to the project’s needs

  • Ability to work independently while utilizing team guidance

  • Recent teamwork/leadership role

  • Prior related work experience is also considered

Target salary range: Up to $40,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618752

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 425 open Finance Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingup to $40K/yr
  • US median$22–27/hr157 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Finance Intern jobs in Virginia and 425 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Finance Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (20 postings).
Education
125 of the 425 open Finance Intern jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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