2027 Finance Internship

About the Role

Molex, a Koch company, is seeking Finance Interns to join our global Finance organization in Lisle, IL, for Summer 2027. This 12-week internship provides meaningful, real-world experience through hands-on projects, business challenges, and opportunities to contribute to work that creates value across the organization. Interns will gain exposure to a specific area of Finance while developing analytical, problem-solving, and professional skills in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support finance business partners in delivery of monthly financial reporting & analysis to leadership.
• Assist with development of business insights that will support profitable decision making and improvements across division.
• Actively participate in cross-functional projects, providing relevant feedback & sharing best practices.
• Manage review of various master data or financial database projects.
• Analyze pricing, margin, and profitability trends to support commercial decision-making.
• Assist with financial modeling and business case development for pricing and growth initiatives.
• Partner with sales and finance teams to evaluate opportunities and business performance.
• Prepare reports and insights that support strategic decisions and value creation.
• Support financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities.
• Analyze business performance and key financial metrics to identify trends and opportunities.
• Assist in preparing presentations and reporting materials for senior leadership.
• Develop insights and reporting tools that support financial decision-making.
• Prepare detailed financial analysis to support supply chain operations, including cost analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Present financial reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to senior management.
• Analyze income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet results as well as large data sets.
• Analyze plant and product level financials to communicate key stories to the business.
• Partner with the business to solve issues in operations, procurement, and logistics.
• Support business partners in decision making by properly utilizing the Decision-Making Framework.
• Support month-end close activities, account reconciliations, and financial reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely results.
• Analyze financial data and accounting transactions to identify trends, investigate variances, and support business decision-making.
• Assist with internal controls, compliance activities, and process improvement initiatives across the finance organization.
• Partner with accounting and finance teams on special projects focused on reporting, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Complete credit reviews for the purpose of determining appropriate credit limits and terms for new and existing customers across Molex’s global customer base.
• Manage and maintain credit risk exposures of assigned customer base.
• Provide commercial teams with transparency to portfolio performance and risks to help drive profitable decisions.
• Complete ad hoc data maintenance projects to ensure accurate reporting to Molex leadership and Koch Industries.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and experiment with technology to optimize Risk procedures.
• Support cash management, liquidity forecasting, and treasury reporting activities.
• Analyze banking, debt, and foreign exchange data to support treasury operations.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and treasury-related projects.
• Prepare financial analyses and presentations for treasury and finance leadership.
• Support initiatives focused on improving finance systems, processes, and reporting capabilities.
• Assist with system testing, data validation, and documentation for transformation projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation and process improvement opportunities.
• Help develop reporting tools and dashboards that enhance financial visibility and efficiency.
• Support key finance processes including fixed assets, costing, general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Assist with finance transformation initiatives by coordinating business requests, evaluating opportunities, and supporting project prioritization.
• Analyze data and develop insights to support process improvements, performance metrics, and informed decision-making.
• Contribute to policy, controls, and compliance efforts through reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communications.
• Support process refinement efforts, including enhancements to existing financial models.
• Assist with process documentation and capture for improved efficiency and knowledge sharing.
• Prepare reports and develop reporting capabilities to support business insights.
• Conduct ad hoc financial and business analysis as needed.
• Perform data modeling to support decision-making and strategic planning.
• Contribute to market, revenue, and productivity analysis projects, including pending initiatives.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university.
• Available to work full-time throughout the 12-week Summer 2027 internship.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
• Experience with data analytics, reporting, or process automation tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Python, or similar technologies.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities combined with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Initiative, intellectual curiosity, effective communication skills, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university.
• Available to work full-time throughout the 12-week Summer 2027 internship.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
• Experience with data analytics, reporting, or process automation tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Python, or similar technologies.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities combined with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Initiative, intellectual curiosity, effective communication skills, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation

• Anticipated pay of $27 an hour.