Risk Product Accounting Intern, Year round

This is a year-long internship. Internship candidates can expect part-time during the school year starting in fall 2026 and full-time onsite internship program during the summer 2027.   Carefully selected from universities across the country, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!    Accounting Internship   As an Accounting Intern, you will work alongside your hiring manager, mentor, and team to complete tasks critical for Northwestern Mutual's success. We are here to help you both identify and continue to develop your future career goals and passions. See below for our current list of internship opportunities available in our departments:  Risk Product Accounting : Assists with ensuring that financial activity for insurance and annuity products and related field compensation are appropriately accounted for in the general ledger. Prepares and/or approves journal entries, account and system balancing reconciliations and investigates and resolves any findings by working with systems, client services and field services contacts.  Prepares complex quarterly regulatory state reporting schedules and analysis.  Collaborates on process improvement projects and external audit requests.   Bring Your Best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications   Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college or university  Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher  Previous work or classroom experience in one or more of the following: Accounting, Finance  Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role   Preferred skills and proficiencies   Previous Accounting, Finance internship and/or relevant project experience  Effective oral and written communication skills  Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability  High degree of self-motivation, passion, and a drive to learn  Ability to balance multiple priorities    Next steps   We encourage you to apply! Once your application is reviewed, if selected to move forward, our UR team members will reach out for a call, where we will learn more about you and share internship opportunities aligning to your interests and skillsets and share any next steps of our recruiting process.  Who we are   Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 160 years through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation, and distribution. With more than $290 billion in assets, $30 billion in revenues and more than $1.9 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.6 million…