Finance Intern

The Role

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. People who want to learn how a complex, fast-paced business really works - and who are excited to roll up their sleeves and contribute.

As a Finance Operations Intern, you will support Suffolk's Construction Finance team with a focus on operations, process improvement, and financial workflows that impact projects across the company. This is a corporate-facing role, ideal for a student interested in finance, operations, analytics, or business strategy who wants to understand how financial decisions are made and executed inside a large general contractor.

Our 9-week Summer Internship Program immerses you in real business challenges while providing mentorship, learning opportunities, and exposure to Suffolk's project teams and corporate functions. The summer concludes with a Capstone presentation, where interns share their work and insights with leaders across the organization.

What You'll Learn & Support
Summer Project Ownership (Primary Responsibility)

Own a defined finance or operations-focused project from kickoff through final delivery
• Help map current-state processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Support development of metrics, documentation, or tools tied to the project
• Present findings, recommendations, and outcomes to Operations Finance leaders

Finance Operations & Process Support

• Assist with documenting and updating finance processes, workflows, and best practices
• Support process mapping and creation of visual materials (flows, guides, playbooks)
• Help track metrics related to finance operations, adoption, or performance
• Support rollout of new tools, templates, or process updates across teams

Financial & Operational Exposure

• Gain foundational understanding of construction finance concepts such as forecasting, project profitability, and cost tracking
• Support review of financial workflows tied to project execution
• Partner with Operations Finance team members on analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives

Collaboration & Communication

• Prepare clear materials and summaries for meetings, updates, and training sessions
• Work cross-functionally with finance, operations, and project teams
• Participate in team meetings and learning sessions to build understanding of Suffolk's business

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program. Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, Engineering, Construction Management or related majors encouraged
• Interest in finance, operations, or process improvement
• Curious mindset with a willingness to learn a niche area of finance
• Ability to think logically about processes and break down problems
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Motivation to take ownership, ask questions, and deliver high quality work.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand, and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.