Reporting & Analytics Intern (Year-Round)
Posted Oct 1, 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. What did you do?
What they are checking: Honesty and accuracy, which matter more than speed in financial reporting.
Tell me about a time you explained data to someone who didn't work with numbers.
What they are checking: Communication skill, since reporting is only useful if people understand it.
Why are you interested in FP&A at a manufacturing company?
What they are checking: Genuine interest in how operations drive financial results, which keeps interns engaged.
What would you do
A manager asks why spending went up this month. How would you start answering?
What they are checking: Structured analytical thinking about breaking a total into drivers.
How will you balance 15 to 20 hours a week here with school during the year?
What they are checking: Reliability and planning for a year-round internship where deadlines don't pause for exams.
You're given two data sources that don't agree. What do you do?
What they are checking: Reconciliation instinct and willingness to dig instead of picking one number.
About the work
In your own words, what's a variance analysis and why do managers care about it?
What they are checking: Basic FP&A understanding of comparing actual results to budget and explaining the gap.
Have you used SQL, Tableau or Power BI? Tell me about something you built or would like to build.
What they are checking: Comfort with the data tools named in the posting, or a clear willingness to learn them.
What makes a KPI useful instead of just another number on a dashboard?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that good metrics drive decisions and have clear owners.
What Excel functions do you use most, and how do you keep a big spreadsheet organized?
What they are checking: Practical Excel skill and habits that make work easy for others to check.
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