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Finance Co-Op

Spirit AeroSystems

Wichita, KSCo-op$39–59K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$39–59K/yr
Location
Wichita, KS
Role Type
Co-op
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Finance Co-Op supports Spirit Commercial’s finance activities, including budget and schedule baselines, forecasts, cost collection, risk analysis, and reporting. The role also contributes to compliance reviews, project startup, process and tool troubleshooting, and training materials. Candidates must be enrolled full time in a university degree program aligned with the internship area and be a current sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student. A Business major such as Accounting or Finance is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Excel, nice to haveMicrosoft Products, nice to haveProcess Controls, nice to haveMicrosoft Access, nice to haveSAP, nice to haveCRM Systems, nice to haveData Extraction, nice to haveProcess Planning, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveProcess Creation, nice to haveCoaching, nice to have

Qualifications

Full-Time University Enrollment, requiredSophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student, requiredBusiness Major, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

  • Develops, integrates, analyzes, and maintains the budget/schedule baseline for a statement of work, direct cost, or overhead pool, which may require cross-operating group coordination

  • Initiates detailed analysis in support of risk assessments and contingency/recovery plans and makes recommendations to budget/schedule owner

  • Develops and presents information to senior management

  • Communicates with customers on routine cost, schedule, and budgeting issues

  • Runs a variety of weekly / monthly reports to ensure accurate cost collection

  • Reconciles data discrepancies and corrects errors in cost charging for complex / multiple budgets/pools (correct suspense)

  • Develops, integrates, analyzes, and updates forecasts for a statement of work

  • Initiates detailed analysis in support of identifying risk and opportunities and makes recommendations to statement of work owner

  • Compiles data from multiple teams /areas and develops reports to meet more stringent reporting requirements, such as regulatory agency requirements or contractually required reports

  • Participates in regular meetings and proactively supports the daily activities of the area of responsibility

  • Collects and documents requirements for training, processes, and new tool development or enhancement

  • Develops and presents supplemental training materials to meet unique requirements

  • Participates on enterprise-wide or operating group teams in course development

  • Troubleshoots process and tool issues and determines root cause, then recommends solutions or refers to the appropriate organization for resolution.

  • Gathers, compiles, and analyzes data in support of compliance internal process reviews and external regulatory requirements

  • Assists with project startup by participating in planning and implementation activities such as work/organization breakdown structure development and responsibility assignment matrix development to meet internal or external requirements

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • You must be enrolled full time in a university degree program aligned to the area of internship.

  • You must be a current sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student in good standing.

  • Major in Business (Accounting, Finance, or similar).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products

  • Ability to closely adhere to and coach others on process controls

  • Advanced skills and experience with Access and Excel

  • Experience with SAP, CRM systems, and data extraction

  • Proven ability to understand requests, establish process plan to achieve targeted outcome and metrics for executive level communication

  • Process improvement and creation driven mindset and ability to execute

Drug Free Workplace:

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business

Summary pay range: $38,700 – $58,800

How this job compares

Set against the 5,440 open Finance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$39–59K/yr
  • Kansas median$89–187K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$110–187K/yr3,633 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $49K, is 64% below the Kansas median midpoint ($137K) — in the lowest quarter of Finance salary ranges in Kansas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 50 open Finance jobs in Kansas and 5,440 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kansas
Experience
Finance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (4,244 postings).
Education
2,977 of the 5,440 open Finance jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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