The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with $156 billion in assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial. Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
This is an entry-level Financial Analyst intern position. This position requires a student working towards an undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, (or related field) or relevant experience. This position is targeted to join one of the advisory services teams that supports the various areas of responsibilities which provides integrated strategic, operational, and financial analysis and consulting support.
The position will be responsible for
- Performing ad hoc and basic analysis linking financial and operational results with general direction. .
- Evaluating plans and projections against targets. Communicating findings to small groups and providing written analysis of key variables and emerging trends.
- Providing requested financial data to internal and external customers and identifying relevant analysis and research.
- Leveraging technology to improve recurring processes and recommend changes or enhancements.
Required Skills: (skills individual must bring to the job) and skill levels required:
- Beginner (has general understanding/knowledge)
- Intermediate (has good working knowledge/understanding)
- Advanced (is considered an expert)
The skills required are
1. Application of basic financial concepts to solve problems,prepare reports for analysis, and plan/forecast operational data. xBeginner pIntermediate pAdvanced
2. Written and oral communication skills. The ability to effectively communicate information on straightforward topics with internal and external customers. xBeginner pIntermediate pAdvanced
3. Analytical skills to compile information requiring combinations of data from multiple sources, the ability to work with numbers and formulas xBeginner pIntermediate pAdvanced
4. Organizational skills and time management skills. xBeginner pIntermediate pAdvanced
Proficient in Excel based applications, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
