2027 Summer Internship - Data & Digital Finance Business Partner

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Vizient Intern Program Overview: 

This program is designed to foster a beneficial relationship and provide growth opportunities for Vizient, our employees, and collegiate students. Since 2000, our summer intern program has provided college undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students with practical experience that exposes them to multiple aspects of a career field and the healthcare industry. This full-time, paid intern program offers an opportunity to accelerate academic learning, apply classroom knowledge, and introduce students to a professional setting. Interns are assigned a supervisor to mentor/develop their business skills, as well as monitor their work experiences. Interns are integral members of the company’s team, setting goals, working toward deadlines, and actively participating in community service projects. 

The program requires the intern to commit to 10 weeks of participation in all formal training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and opportunities to interact with senior leaders. 

• Program starts June 1, 2027, and ends August 6, 2027 

• Pay rate: $25 per hour. 

About the team and role 

The Data & Digital (D&D) Finance Business Partner (FBP) team partners with business leaders to guide financial performance and support informed decisions across a healthcare-focused, SaaS-driven business. Our work includes revenue forecasting, financial and operational variance analysis, product and domain profitability, investment evaluation, and shared-services cost analysis. 
 
As an FBP intern, you will contribute to financial modeling and reporting while exploring how AI, automation, and predictive analytics can improve the efficiency and accuracy of revenue forecasting and variance analysis. You will work with Finance colleagues and business stakeholders to turn data into actionable insights. 

What You’ll Do 

• Support the analysis and forecasting of cloud infrastructure costs, identifying key spending drivers, budget variances, and opportunities for cost optimization. 

• Support a project to evaluate opportunities for AI, automation, or predictive analytics to enhance revenue forecasting and variance analysis. 

• Assist with monthly financial analysis, including actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast variances and identification of key performance drivers. 

• Assist in analyzing and allocating shared services costs across business units and product domains, evaluating cost drivers, allocation methodologies, and their impact on financial performance. 

• Develop or refine revenue forecasts, financial models, and product-level gross margin analyses using available financial and operational data. 

• Collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and Data & Digital business partners to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and understand business drivers. 

• Prepare clear analyses, visualizations, and concise presentations that communicate findings, risks, and opportunities to Finance and business leaders. 

• Research and test statistical or machine learning approaches to forecasting, documenting assumptions, limitations, and potential applications. 

• Support special projects and ad hoc financial analyses to evaluate business opportunities, assess financial implications, and inform strategic and operational decision-making. 

What You’ll Learn 

• How a healthcare technology and SaaS business generates revenue, manages costs, and measures product and domain profitability. 

• Practical applications of Excel, financial modeling, data visualization, AI/automation, and predictive analytics in a corporate Finance setting. 

• How Finance Business Partners collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and operational leaders to support financial goals and investment decisions. 

• How to communicate financial insights, explain assumptions, and present recommendations to stakeholders with different backgrounds. 

Qualifications 

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field. 

• Financial analysis skills, including Excel proficiency and experience with financial statements, variance analysis, or business performance drivers. 

• Coursework or project experience in financial modeling, revenue forecasting, or related quantitative forecasting methods. 

• Understanding of revenue, cost structures, and gross margin analysis; interest in healthcare technology or SaaS businesses. 

• Familiarity with statistical analysis, predictive modeling, or machine learning (e.g., regression, Python, R, or related coursework/projects) is a plus. 

• Interest in AI and automation applications for financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting; exposure through coursework or projects is a plus. 

Equal Opportunity Employer:   Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.