Intern Finance Specialist (SAP)

IBM
IBM

Accounting & Finance

Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Posted on Aug 22, 2026
Introduction

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

As an Associate, at IBM, you'll work with clients to help solve real-world business challenges through technology, innovation, and consulting.

From day one, you'll gain hands-on experience on real client projects while receiving professional and technical mentorship, career coaching, and access to certification opportunities.

At IBM, AI is part of how we deliver solutions, accelerate development, analyze data, automate business processes, and help clients solve complex business challenges. You'll also develop the consulting, communication, and collaboration skills needed to work effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams throughout your career.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As an Intern Finance Specialist at IBM, you'll gain hands-on experience applying your knowledge of finance, accounting, and business operations while developing exposure to SAP, one of the world's leading enterprise technology platforms. You'll work alongside experienced IBM professionals while learning how organizations use technology, data, automation, and Artificial Intelligence to modernize financial processes and improve business performance.

As part of our SAP practice, you'll work alongside experienced SAP consultants, finance professionals, and technology specialists while developing practical financial, analytical, problem-solving, technology, and consulting skills.

This opportunity is designed for students with a strong interest and foundation in finance or accounting who want to develop technology and consulting expertise. Prior SAP experience is not required. IBM will provide structured learning, mentorship, IBM SkillsBuild, and hands-on experiences to help you begin developing specialized SAP capabilities.

Depending on business needs, your skills, academic background, and career interests, you may gain exposure to SAP solutions supporting areas such as financial accounting, management accounting, financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, controlling, and other finance-related business processes.

No two projects are exactly alike—you may contribute to projects supporting clients across industries including manufacturing, consumer products, retail, healthcare, financial services, energy, automotive, industrial, public sector, and more.

Throughout your internship, you'll strengthen your understanding of finance and accounting processes while learning how SAP technologies support those processes across large organizations. You'll gain exposure to how financial requirements are translated into enterprise solutions and how technology, data, automation, analytics, and AI can improve financial operations and decision-making.

During your internship, you may have opportunities to:

  • Support finance, accounting, business, and technology teams in understanding financial processes, requirements, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Gain exposure to SAP-enabled finance processes including financial accounting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, controlling, and related financial activities.
  • Assist experienced team members with analyzing financial and business requirements and learning how they are translated into SAP-enabled solutions.
  • Apply finance and accounting knowledge to understand how transactions and business processes contribute to financial reporting, controls, analysis, and decision-making.
  • Assist with SAP testing, data validation, documentation, issue resolution, and solution implementation activities under the guidance of experienced team members.
  • Analyze financial, operational, and business data to identify trends, support decision-making, and help develop recommendations.
  • Contribute to finance process improvement and transformation initiatives designed to improve efficiency, accuracy, visibility, controls, and business performance.
  • Collaborate with SAP consultants, finance professionals, technology specialists, and client teams while developing communication, teamwork, analytical, and consulting skills.
  • Gain exposure to how Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, cloud technologies, and enterprise platforms are transforming the finance function.

We're not looking for SAP experts. We're looking for students with a strong interest in finance and accounting, analytical thinking, curiosity, and a passion for learning. Your internship will provide opportunities to begin developing the SAP and consulting capabilities that complement your financial knowledge.

High-performing interns may be considered for full-time Associate opportunities following graduation, based on business needs and individual performance.

To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You’ll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly — it’s the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against.

Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance or Accounting, or a closely related business field. MBA students with relevant finance, accounting, or financial business-process coursework or experience are also encouraged to apply.
  • Strong interest and foundational knowledge in finance and accounting concepts such as financial reporting, general accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, financial analysis, or related financial processes.
  • Basic understanding of how financial transactions and business processes contribute to financial reporting, analysis, controls, and business decision-making.
  • Ability to analyze information, identify trends or problems, and approach financial and business challenges using structured problem-solving.
  • Exposure to finance, accounting, financial analysis, business operations, data analysis, or process improvement through coursework, academic projects, internships, case competitions, student organizations, IBM SkillsBuild, certifications, volunteer experiences, or other practical learning opportunities.
  • Interest in learning SAP, enterprise finance technologies, analytics, automation, Artificial Intelligence, and digital transformation.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with teammates and communicate financial and business information in academic, professional, or team-based environments.

Prior SAP experience is not required. We're looking for students with a strong financial foundation and a desire to learn at the intersection of finance, SAP technology, and consulting.

Bring your curiosity. Grow your skills. Build what's next — like an IBMer.

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise

Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Exposure to finance or accounting concepts through internships, academic projects, case competitions, research, student organizations, IBM SkillsBuild, or other practical learning experiences.
  • Familiarity with financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost accounting, financial modeling, spreadsheets, business analytics, or process improvement.
  • Familiarity with financial systems, ERP concepts, business intelligence, data visualization, or other business technologies.
  • Exposure to SAP or other ERP platforms is welcomed but not required.
  • Interest in SAP Finance, finance transformation, Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, enterprise technology, and consulting.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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