Finance

Who We Are

At Old Second, you're first! For more than 150 years, Old Second has consistently put businesses and individuals throughout the Chicago area first, and we're only getting started.

With great employees we've grown from a single location in the back of a general store to 50 locations and over $6 billion dollars in assets. At Old Second we embrace values that foster an environment of community and growth. Recently, we've been voted a Forbes Best-In-State Bank for Illinois by our customers. Be a part of something big as we continue our growth story together!

You are an undergraduate college-level student who is interested in gaining financial and operational experience in a Community Bank environment. You are willing to work onsite to learn from field experts and gain valuable exposure to bank operations and financial processes.

This is a paid internship. You will gain first-hand knowledge within your area of interest, which may include:

• Exposure to high-net-worth clients and prospects
• Development of communication and presentation skills within a professional work environment
• A thorough understanding of bank policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Participation in education events, networking and presentations.

Base pay: $20.00/hour

Old Second is committed to fair and equitable pay practices. Pay is dependent upon the pay range and the incumbent's knowledge, skills and experience.

Interns working a fifteen-week assignment (or less) will accrue two days of PTO and will receive holiday pay.

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be in pursuit of an undergraduate college degree, as follows:
  • Currently enrolled in college; or
  • Enrolled in college for Fall 2026; or
  • College graduate between May 2025 - June 2026
• Must have reliable transportation and be able to work onsite. Onsite locations depend on the department. Common onsite locations include Downers Grove, Oakbrook, Aurora and Chicago-Wacker.
• Must be available to work 20-40 hours per week and be available to start late May/early June through the end of July/early August.
• Internship durations vary between 8 - 12 weeks.

• Proficient in using Windows 2010 Office software with intermediate skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
• Desire to work in a professional environment.

The Finance Internship will work with the Bank Investment, Accounting and Shareholder relations team to assist with department projects. Bank Investments department focuses on bank profitability and cost saving efforts including direct management of bank assets ensuring a positive return on investments. The accounting department manages the banks cash flow, GL, accounts payable and receivable functions, systems and tax and investor reporting.

Shareholder relations manages shareholder accounts, tracking information and supports stockholders. The intern will participate in projects as follows:

• Scan cancelled stock certificates and any/all supporting documentation that is attached to the certificate, turning that scan into a PDF.
• Copy documents using the darkening setting to get print to display in a readable manner for faded documents.
• Logging the PDF documents into excel spreadsheets.
• File recently cancelled stock certificates into the storage folder before it gets scanned.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Assistance with monthly accruals and review, such as prepaids, fixed assets/CIP and general accruals
• Assistance with weekly Fed report filings (FR 2644s and FR 2900s)
• Accounts payable training/processing
• Weekly or Month end reconciliation work in Blackline for accruals, select correspondent banks
• Journal entry processing and review
• Other duties as assigned.

• Assist with update tables, charts and graphs in reporting packages
• Enter purchase and sales of securities transactions
• Update Daily Collateral Pledging Report and monthly competitor rate information
• Various data reconciliation and analysis as assigned
• Other duties as assigned.

Thanks for considering Old Second!