Finance Internship Summer 2027
Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Why are you interested in finance at a manufacturing company like Woodward rather than a bank?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real reason for corporate finance in industry and have looked into the company.
Tell me about a time you used Excel to solve a real problem. What functions or features did you rely on?
What they are checking: Whether they have practical spreadsheet skills beyond class assignments.
Tell me about a time you had to meet a deadline while juggling school and other work.
What they are checking: Whether they manage time reliably, which matters during busy close and forecast periods.
Tell me about a mistake you made in your work and how you corrected it.
What they are checking: Whether they own errors honestly, which is critical when others rely on financial numbers.
What would make this internship a success for you by the end of the summer?
What they are checking: Whether they have clear learning goals and see this as a step toward a full-time role.
What would you do
You're reconciling an account and it's off by a small amount you can't explain. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they keep digging and ask for help instead of forcing the numbers to match.
Your manager asks for an analysis, but you're not sure what format they want. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they clarify expectations early instead of guessing and redoing the work.
About the work
Explain how the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement connect to each other.
What they are checking: Whether they understand basic accounting links that every finance task depends on.
What is a variance analysis, and how would you explain why actual costs came in higher than budget?
What they are checking: Whether they can break a variance into drivers like price, volume and mix instead of just reporting a difference.
How might inventory and manufacturing costs show up differently in a factory's financials than in a service company's?
What they are checking: Whether they understand inventory, cost of goods sold and overhead in a manufacturing setting.
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