Finance Intern (Summer 2027)
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you found an error in your own work before someone else did.
What they are checking: Whether they check their numbers carefully, since small errors in finance reports travel a long way.
Tell me about a time you explained numbers to someone who was not a finance person.
What they are checking: Whether they can make financial results useful to operations or sales partners, not just accurate.
How do you handle a week where several people are asking you for things at once?
What they are checking: Whether they can juggle requests and say when they need help, which interns often struggle with.
What part of finance do you want to explore this summer, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they have real interest and direction, which helps the team give them a meaningful project.
What would you do
If a product line's margin dropped this quarter, how would you figure out why?
What they are checking: Whether they would break a variance into price, volume, mix and cost instead of stopping at the headline number.
A manager asks for a report by end of day, but you are not sure what they want. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they ask clarifying questions early instead of guessing and delivering the wrong thing on time.
About the work
Walk me through how the three financial statements connect.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the core accounting links that every finance task at a public company builds on.
How strong are your Excel skills? Tell me about the most complex spreadsheet you have built.
What they are checking: Whether they can handle lookups, pivots and clean models, which is most of the day-to-day intern work.
What is the difference between a budget, a forecast and actual results, and why does finance track all three?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how companies plan and measure, which frames most FP and A work.
Zurn Elkay is publicly traded. What does that change about how finance works compared to a private company?
What they are checking: Whether they understand public reporting, deadlines and controls that shape the work at a listed company.
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