Job Description

Nassau Finance Internship Program

Nassau's 10-week, summer internship program in our Hartford, CT office prepares college students for careers on the cutting edge of insurance and asset management. We have multiple opportunities to learn more about a specific field or functional area while gaining valuable hands-on work experience. The program allows Nassau to build relationships with the top talent of the future.

Our Finance Internship Program offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic corporate environment. Interns will work alongside finance professionals to support key functions such as financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting. This program is designed to provide exposure to real-world business challenges, enhance technical and analytical skills, and develop a strong understanding of financial operations within the organization.

Internships are available in the following finance departments: Financial Planning and Analysis, Internal Audit, Investment Accounting, and Treasury.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities by Department

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Assist in quarterly and annual GAAP and statutory financial reporting and analysis, performing independent research and analysis of variances, trends and unusual transactions
• Support the preparation of quarterly GAAP and statutory financial statement disclosures, ensuring supporting documentation is in line with company policies
• Prepare and record entries, analyze data, and run queries and reports within the General Ledger system (PeopleSoft)
• Prepare account reconciliations (BlackLine) and certify to the accuracy and completeness of financial information
• Assist in managing the quarterly close process, including assisting with preparation and monitoring of the close calendar
• Collaborate on ad hoc projects across Finance, providing research, analysis, and administrative support as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support quarterly FP&A reporting, including preparing presentations and summarizing results versus plan for senior leadership
• Assist in preparing and analyzing quarterly reforecasts, gaining exposure to GAAP, statutory financial planning, and core business concepts in Life, Annuity, and Asset Management
• Help communicate financial results to provide insights into key business drivers and support informed decision-making
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives by documenting workflows, identifying efficiency opportunities, and supporting a strong control environment
• Learn to utilize financial systems and tools (Excel, PeopleSoft, reporting platforms) to extract, analyze, and interpret data
• Collaborate on ad hoc projects, providing research, analysis, and administrative support as needed
• Assist with expense management reporting, including compiling and analyzing data for monthly and quarterly reviews
• Support accounts payable activities, such as invoice tracking, coding, and reconciliation

Internal Audit

• Opportunity to assist with a range of duties across Nassau Internal Audit department
• Gain exposure to the auditing profession and learn about day-to-day responsibilities of Internal Audit
• Build understanding of risks and controls and how to identify risk points within a process
• Learn about and support controls and audit procedures (nature, timing and extent), and assist with special projects
• Gain exposure to internal audit testing over processes and controls across various areas of the company (i.e. Actuarial, Finance, IT, Investments and Operations) and build new relationships through interactions with the various areas
• Exposure to documenting workpapers and concluding on testing within audit software
• Performs other duties as assigned

Investment Accounting

• Opportunity to assist with a range of duties across Nassau corporate finance and accounting and/or work within targeted functions
• Build understanding of finance systems, including general ledger, sub-ledger, planning and reporting systems; expand use of excel spreadsheets/pivot tables for accounting work
• Gain exposure to corporate accounting and financial reporting including insurance company GAAP and Statutory analysis and reporting
• Exposure to quarterly financial close cycle, general ledger journal entries, and account reconciliation
• Learn about and support strategic planning, treasury and bank processes, controls and audit procedures, and special projects
• Assist with expense accounting, accounts payable activity and pay cycles, and allocations
• Interact with other areas of the company in finance role and build new relationships
• Performs other duties as assigned

Treasury

• Work on key treasury and investment activities with a focus on liquidity management, reporting, and treasury systems and technology
• Build an understanding of corporate liquidity needs and asset structures via preparation of forecast models
• Help with investment planning through liquidity positioning and work closely with other finance and investment teams
• Assist with the development, enhancement, and validation of financial models for capital and risk management
• Support model documentation, testing, and governance, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards
• Communicate findings clearly and support discussions on process improvements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Applicants should be pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong technology skills and use of various applications/software (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Peoplesoft, Visio, MS Office, MS Access)
• Team player with the ability to work independently in fast-paced dynamic environment
• Knowledge of insurance and financial markets a plus
• Detail-oriented and solid decision-making skills
• Ability to identify and evaluate potential issues and/or improvement opportunities (accounting, reporting, reconciliation, etc.)

Compensation

Nassau offers medical, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance benefits to employees' spouses and dependent children. Benefit coverage begins on the date of hire (retroactively). In addition, we maintain a holistic compensation philosophy focused on competitive base salaries, performance driven incentives, and unique professional development opportunities. The combination of compensation, benefits, and an entrepreneurial culture along with related experiences is key to recruiting and retaining talent. Our compensation system is designed to reward performance, support development and job growth, and compensate individuals relative to their contribution to our organization.

The base pay for this role is: $23/hr.

Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Nassau Financial Group is a growth focused and digitally enabled financial services company with a fully integrated platform across insurance and asset management. Nassau was founded in 2015 and has grown to $1.6 billion in total adjusted capital, $24.8 billion in assets under management, and 350,000+ policies and contracts as of June 30, 2026.

As part of a young and growing financial services enterprise, our employees are tapping into a new entrepreneurial spirit while they build on a long track record of putting customers first, understanding the evolving income and protection needs, and developing quality products to meet those needs.

Nassau provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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