Corporate Finance Internship

Our 10-week summer intern program provides real-life experience in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Over the course of your internship, you will gain exposure to leaders, cultivate your business knowledge, work on projects that directly impact the business you support, and network in a welcoming atmosphere. Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance offers employees the opportunity to grow and develop personally and professionally in a flexible work environment designed to support individual needs. As you spend the summer with us, learning and growing, you’ll also spend time getting to know your fellow interns during team building exercises. With access to our Business Resource Networks – which includes the Black Employee Network, Young Professionals Network, PRIDE Network – you will increase your own sense of belonging and engage in important networking and development opportunities. Embark as an intern with us this summer and lay the foundation for your future.

The Corporate Finance internship program offers exposure to a broad range of business initiatives, along with the chance to gain experience in one of the following areas:
• Corporate Tax
• Controllership
• Procurement
• Risk & Control Services
• Risk Management
• Finance

Key Responsibilities 

Responsibilities vary depending on assigned projects(s) and may include: 

• Complete federal and state tax returns for various legal entities
• Gain knowledge about the general ledger, tax accounting, internal controls and how we report data
• Learn the steps to reach the bottom line and the relationships between separate line items
• Build decision support-based analytics for business partners
• Build cost benefit analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
• Provide the financial metrics for project management
• Balance sheet management, due diligence, and process re-engineering

 

Examples of past intern projects include: 

• Assisted with building and maintaining financial models to drive strategic initiatives
• Monitored trends surrounding utilization of real estate concepts to determine future state
• Completed cost benefit analysis for departments within the organization
• Refined Microsoft Office, especially excel, skills with real world projects. 

 

 

Required Qualifications 

• Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or related field 
• Graduation date of December 2026 or May/June 2027 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• High degree of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics 
• Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills 
• Ability to work and communicate collaboratively and constructively with others

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite 
• If job requires knowledge of specific software, hiring leaders can add that here 

 

The company does not offer corporate undergraduate internships for students with F-1 visas.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annu