Our top-rated summer internship program is designed to give college students meaningful work experience in specific functions, providing a deeper understanding of the processes of a Fortune 500 financial services organization. The program offers interesting challenges, valuable experience, and an opportunity to get to know Thrivent. This 12-week internship is a key piece of Thrivent’s entry-level talent program to ensure a strong talent pipeline to meet the needs of the organization now and into the future. The internship program offers assignments to optimize your skills and experience while giving you exposure to multiple business areas.
The Accounting/Finance Intern will work to support the financial needs of the assigned division(s) of Thrivent. The intern will work in a highly collaborative environment where teamwork and communication are key to obtain the level of service needed for this team to succeed. Opportunities in this position include reconciliations and journal entry preparation, project support, financial analysis, and internal control review. This is a unique opportunity to gain broad business and financial experience, have significant responsibility for a variety of projects and engage with key decision-makers on the following types of work:
Build insights for financial processes, systems, trends, and/or results that can then be used for management decision-making
Assist in the month-end close process
Process journal entries and prepare account reconciliations
Assist in preparation of materials for audits
Assist team members and key internal stakeholders with updating/reviewing financial controls
Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and objectives, processes, data, and user needs, along with recommending solutions that meet the needs of the business
Initiate and implement operational improvements and communicate changes to appropriate business partners
Other projects as assigned
Position Requirements
Currently a junior (Dec. 2025 or May 2026 graduation date) in an undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
A proven history of excellent academic performance (GPA 3.0+)
Disciplined, with strong personal management and organization skills
Ability to understand financial statements and respective components
Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of the work and complies with information confidentiality requirements where applicable
Establishes and maintains effective relationships by collaborating with business partners and teams by fully understanding their needs and consistently meeting their expectations
Strong problem identification and analytical skills
Well-developed written and oral communication skills
Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint
Open to a flexible, hybrid work environment.
Ability to work in the United States for indefinite period without sponsorship
Additional Program Information
Offering competitive compensation
Full intern event program including development, networking, and social activities
Location
Hybrid opportunities in Appleton, WI, and Minneapolis, MN
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable hourly wage range for this full-time role is $22.00-$25.00 per hour, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
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Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.