Finance & Business Operations Intern

About the Internship

Leidos, a Fortune 500 federal contractor with over $17B in annual revenue, is looking for top Finance and Business majors to join our organization as Finance and Business Operations (F&BO) interns. Our F&BO Summer Internship Program allows interns to generate meaningful analysis with tangible impact across the business, and work hands-on with the AI and automation tools reshaping how our finance teams operate.

What You'll Do

Interns are typically placed in Program Financial Control or Financial Planning and Analysis, with other possible assignments in Business Insights and AI Solutions, Strategic Regulatory Compliance, Pricing, or Corporate Functions. Responsibilities may include:

• Leveraging AI/ML, robotic process automation (RPA), and generative AI to analyze financial trends, customer behavior, and business data
• Translating complex data findings into actionable business recommendations using finance acumen alongside emerging AI tools
• Developing and implementing AI methods into operable business solutions
• Preparing and presenting financial analysis to program and functional leadership using Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI

What You'll Get

• Two full days of hands-on training at Corporate HQ
• A group project culminating in a final presentation to the Executive Leadership Team at "Purple Olympics"
• Lunch & Learn sessions, a Finance Executive Panel, and networking events
• A formal Intern Buddy for mentorship and role guidance

What We're Looking For

• Exposure to Finance & Business Operations fundamentals through coursework, projects, or prior experience
• Hands-on experience or coursework applying AI/automation tools to a business or finance problem (e.g., an AI-assisted financial model, RPA/Power Automate, Power BI's AI features, or a predictive-analytics class project)
• Ability to communicate data analysis through strategic storytelling
• Initiative and problem-solving drive
• Commitment to an inclusive workplace
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills

Basic Qualifications

• Rising senior, currently enrolled in and pursuing a degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Information Technology, Business Analytics, or a related business field from an accredited college/university
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2; demonstrated fundamentals in Finance and/or Accounting
• U.S. citizenship requirement and future potential to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to work independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated capacity to use data-driven insights and AI tools to improve decision-making and financial performance
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power BI)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities professionally, with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to attend in-person Internship events at GHQ Corporate in Reston, VA; positions located across the D.C. Metro Area (Reston VA, Gaithersburg MD, and Columbia MD)

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo, because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30, and moving faster than anyone else dares.