FINANCE INTERN SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: Mar 17, 2025 - The Finance Intern demonstrated strong analytical skills, financial acumen, and decision-making experience while building effective relationships with stakeholders. Applied business judgment to identify investment opportunities and new strategic directions, supporting business growth. Proactively managed projects under pressure, maintaining attention to detail and effective communication across teams and stakeholders.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Finance Intern Resume
- Financial Reporting
- Data Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Payment Processing
- Documentation
- Tax Filing
- Forecasting
- Modeling
- Budgeting
- Compliance
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Administrative Support
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Coordination
- Event Coordination
- Process Support
- Compliance
Summary of Finance Intern Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BA in Finance with 1 year of Experience
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and other software to effectively communicate with others and produce work products
- Detail-oriented, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in a group setting, either physically or virtually
- Ability to handle confidential material in a discrete and professional manner
- Ability to observe company policies and work rules, and other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Advantage would be strong digital skills with knowledge of tools enabling efficiency improvements, accounting and government research incentives knowledge
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Team player and fluency in English
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
2. BA in Accounting with 3 years of Experience
- Able to work under pressure and on flexible time
- Familiar with social media and Google Workspace
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Have knowledge in taxes
- Basic understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and corporate finance theory
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to partner effectively with all functions and levels
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Proficient Excel and PowerPoint skills - Including exposure to pivot tables, macros, data tables, etc.
- Preferably good understanding of Datawarehouse structure with SQL hands-on experience and working knowledge of Tableau
- Strong organizational skills.
- Self-motivated and proactive person
3. BA in Business Administration with 2 years of Experience
- Detail oriented and strong communication skills
- Proactive thinking, flexible and problem-solving mindset
- Quick learner with strong and detail-oriented analytical skills and knowledge (or interest) in new business technology and its market trends
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g. macros, pivot tables, complex formulas)
- Knowledge of VBA and MySQL/SQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Attention to detail, ability to do in-depth data mining, methodical approach to work while also seeking to understand the big picture
- Ability to innovate and simplify processes and practices
- Ability to work successfully in a fast-moving environment, and meet tight deadlines and prioritise workload even when faced with conflicting priorities
- Oracle knowledge
- Data visualisation skills, such as proficiency in Tableau, QlikView, PowerPivot, or MicroStrategy
4. BA in Economics with 1 year of Experience
- Proven analytical skills, financial acumen & decision-making experience, and the ability to build the relationships required to keep stakeholders aligned.
- Able to think beyond current assumptions, challenging and seeing investment opportunities to expand and explore new strategic opportunities within the business as new products and service disrupt an industry.
- Strong business acumen and judgment
- Strong analytical, valuation and research skills
- Attention to detail, ability to manage projects under pressure to meet tight deadlines, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high-performance culture
- Ability to communicate within a team and across all levels, including customers, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work methodically and independently
- Numerate and proficient in the use of Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Be proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to set priorities and manage to tight deadlines
5. BA in Financial Management with 2 years of Experience
- Strong Project Management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work with internal or external customers in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable working in a physical or remote environment
- Ability to work in a dynamic and agile organization
- Prior internships, work experience in the Food/Beverage Industry or related major
- General knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments.
- Must have a strong work ethic, organization skills, the desire to learn and is not afraid to ask questions
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
6. BA in Mathematics with 3 years of Experience
- Good at English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in MS office, particularly Excel and Word.
- Be proactive and Take Initiative in working with line manager and finance business partners.
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize workload.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong work ethic and interpersonal skills
- Attention to details and accuracy
- Ability to work within a team as well as individually
- Good to have Coding experience with Python
- Good analytical and organizational skills.