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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Finance organization is seeking entry-level business professionals to participate in Cohort 9 of their Finance Rotation Program. The rotational program aims to develop individual’s corporate finance knowledge and analytical/problem solving skills through rotational assignments spanning MITRE’s Finance divisions – consisting of Sector Finance and Business Partner Support, Treasury and Investments, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Analytics, Strategic Finance Growth & Transformation, Enterprise Business Systems, and Corporate Contracts. As a cohort member, you will play a key role in managing the business functions that maximize MITRE’s value to our government sponsors. The variety and breadth of these rotational experiences will provide candidates a rich learning environment to grow their business acumen and advance their career at MITRE.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyze and diagnose business drivers and variances to budget using various financial systems

• Prepare and maintain direct and indirect budgets at various organizational levels

• Communicate financial results effectively with powerful visual narratives and story-telling

• Develop financial projections using various methods and techniques

• Coordinate activities and information sharing with Business Partners, Sponsors and Leadership

• Partner with Leadership to facilitate data-driven decision making

• Define and interpret corporate policy as related to contract commitments and performance

• Produce accurate and timely financial statements and manage recurring accounting processes

• Identify problems and then source and collaborate to solve them

• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a relative degree in Business (Finance, Accounting, Analytics, etc.) or Economics with a date of graduation in the 2024-2025 academic calendar year

• Prior internship experience in a business role

• Proficient in Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Tableau or Power BI

• Academic excellence with financial or quantitative interest/competence

• Passion for learning and mindset of continuous improvement

• Resourceful self-starter

• Creative problem-solver

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Flexible team player with ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to work across varying groups and organizational levels

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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