Finance & Operations Intern - Special Project

Job Summary

Ancora is seeking a Finance & Operations Intern to support special projects across finance, accounting, and business operations. This role is ideal for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and interested in understanding how financial performance connects to day-to-day operating decisions.

The intern will work with the finance team on projects involving cash flow analysis, student retention trends, accounting support, and broader business initiatives. This role will provide exposure to financial reporting, operating metrics, forecasting, and cross-functional problem solving.

What the Intern Will Gain

• Exposure to real-world finance and operations projects

• Experience analyzing cash flow, student retention, and business performance

• Understanding of how accounting, finance, and operations work together

• Opportunity to support projects that directly impact business decisions

• Hands-on experience with financial reporting, forecasting, and operational analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Support finance and operations projects, including analysis of cash flows, revenue trends, expenses, and key operating metrics

• Assist with student retention and population analysis to help identify trends, risks, and opportunities

• Help prepare financial summaries, schedules, and reporting packages for management review

• Support accounting-related projects, including data gathering, reconciliations, and variance analysis

• Work with different teams across the business to collect information, organize data, and support decision-making

• Assist with ad hoc projects related to forecasting, budgeting, process improvement, and operational performance

• Help identify areas where reporting, processes, or data can be improved

Experience and Education Required

• Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field

• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data

• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently while also collaborating with finance, accounting, and operations teams

• Interest in finance, accounting, business operations, and performance improvement

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Note

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, or requirements associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. 

I have read and understand the above job description. I further understand that this is not an all-inclusive list and does not constitute a contract. My employment remains at will as with all employees of Ancora Education.