Finance Intern; Year-Round

Position Finance Intern – PDS (Year-Round) Location Auburn Hills, MI

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Borg Warner Power Drive Systems is currently seeking a Finance Intern to join our Power Drive System business unit team. The intern will support the Finance team with financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for a student with a good foundation in finance or accounting who is eager to leverage AI-driven tools, data analytics, and automation to improve financial insights, efficiency, and decision-making.

The intern will gain hands‑on experience in a global manufacturing environment, supporting activities such as month‑end close, forecasting, dashboards, cost analysis, and ad‑hoc management reporting, while applying AI tools to streamline and enhance finance processes.

• Utilize AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT style tools, Power BI AI features) to:
• Automate data preparation and recurring analysis, generate insights and explanations for financial trends and improve efficiency in reporting and documentation
• Support enhancement of Power BI dashboards, Excel models, and analytical templates.
• Identify opportunities for process automation or standardization using AI and digital tools
• Assist with month‑end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Integrate data from multiple data sources into relevant reports
• Use SAP to prepare monthly intercompany AR confirmations and send to each reporting unit
• Reconcile GL balances in SAP and One Stream monthly
• Reconcile journal entries in journal entry tracker to entries posted in SAP
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations for prepaid assets, accrued liabilities, and intercompany receivable/payables
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering) on data‑driven initiatives

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF statements, Pivot Tables) and comfort working with large datasets to compare results and research variances.
• Strong quantitative aptitude and attention to detail, with an interest in checking data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment (with guidance and support).
• Proactive mindset and willingness to learn; able to identify improvement ideas and support small process or reporting enhancements under supervision.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in AI‑assisted analysis and automation (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and willingness to learn prompt basics, evaluation, and documentation of AI‑assisted workflows.
• Exposure to or interest in creating…