2026 Summer Intern - Financial Planning & Analysis (HYBRID)

Equitable

Posted about 15 hours ago

Internship

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hybrid

Smart Summary

The role involves coordinating and preparing consolidated management reporting for leadership, assisting with financial modeling, and analyzing variances between actuals and projections. Interns will also perform strategic analysis, conduct in-depth research, and support process optimization and automation implementation.

Equitable is seeking a rising senior (class of 2027) for a Financial Planning & Analysis summer internship. The role involves financial modeling, data analysis, and presenting to leadership, requiring strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. The internship offers a hybrid work schedule based in New York, NY, or Charlotte, NC.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Financial Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Data Synthesis

Executive Messaging

Financial Modeling

Variance Analysis

Forecasting

Strategic Analysis

Research

Process Optimization

Automation Implementation

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Confidentiality

Job Description

About the Role

At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.

The Financial Planning & Analysis internship involves coordination and preparation of consolidated management reporting for Enterprise Management and Finance Leadership, exposure to management with opportunities to deliver presentations to the CFO and Finance leadership, assisting in financial modeling and analysis of variances, performing strategic analysis on the competitive environment, conducting in-depth research, collaborating on process optimization, supporting automation implementation, and contributing to various ad hoc requests.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Coordination and preparation of consolidated management reporting for Enterprise Management and Finance Leadership
  • Exposure to management with opportunity to deliver clear, cohesive, compelling presentations to the CFO and Finance leadership
  • Assist in financial modelling, and analysis of variances between actuals and projections. Build analytics and reports to enhance understanding of business drivers and improve forecasting
  • Perform strategic analysis on competitive environment and help establish benchmark of peers
  • Conduct in-depth research to inform key strategic initiatives
  • Collaborate with various functional areas on process optimization opportunities
  • Support the team in the implementation of automation
  • Active contributor in various ad hoc requests
  • Assist in promotion of team engagement

Internship Details

Dates:  Nine week program starting in early June 2026
Hourly Rate:  $22/hour
Location:  New York, NY or Charlotte, NC
Work Environment:  This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with an on–site presence of 3 days per week combining flexibility with team collaboration



What You'll Bring

  • Rising senior preferred (class of 2027)
  • Comfortable with and experience in financial/quantitative data analysis
  • Ability to synthesize data to formulate clear and concise executive messages to internal audiences from complex topics
  • Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects, solve problems and think strategically/critically
  • Pro-active, good comfort level with working in an often-ambiguous environment, ability to quickly pivot from one to another
  • Interpersonal skills and high level of comfort/ease to interact with all levels of the organization
  • Organized with attention to detail
  • Uncompromising integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Competencies and Skills

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high level of precision.

Managing Multiple Priorities:  Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, project, groups or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Adapts and learns:  Actively learns and adapts through experimentation when tackling new problems and situations, using both successes and failures to develop and learn.

About Equitable

At Equitable, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.

We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities. 

We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork. 

We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.  Click Careers at Equitable to learn more. 

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Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws. 

NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program. 

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.

Equitable

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