POOL: RedTire Program Finance Analyst Student Intern

Overview

Red Tire is a KU School of Business venture designed to enhance the economic well‑being of Kansas and the surrounding states. The program matches qualified candidate buyers with successful small- to medium-sized businesses to prevent the shuttering of the business due to a lack of an owner successor. Red Tire assists in transitioning the business to new ownership and relies on University of Kansas (KU) student interns for the financial analysis and valuation modeling phases of the process.

The KU student analyst’s objective is to support the Red Tire Director in delivering quality business and technical consulting to Red Tire clients, while providing an excellent experiential learning opportunity for KU students. They will work on real-world case scenarios to transition a retiring owner’s business to a younger owner. The position works on-site at Capitol Federal Hall and starts with a wage of $10.25 per hour during the initial training period, with potential wage increases for returning semesters based on performance.

The KU student in this position will receive the following benefits:

• Applying academic valuation techniques to a live company and learning other small business valuation techniques not typically taught in the classroom.
• Gaining direct experience and insight into how the deal process works.
• Obtaining experience in project-related work.
• Possibility of meeting KU School of Business internship requirements.

Throughout employment, student employees will maintain and demonstrate actions aligned with the School of Business Code of Conduct.

Job duties may include (but are not limited to):

• 35% – Extrapolate raw financial data (from tax returns and company P&L's) into Red Tire models.
• 25% – Perform business valuation analyses using established models and procedures.
• 15% – Help with industry, location, and market research/risk initiatives.
• 15% – Other ad-hoc financial and modeling analysis duties as required.
• 10% – Assist with day-to-day administration of Red Tire and help with leads for candidate businesses (sellers) and buyers for inclusion in the program.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Submit the following materials: (1) online application, (2) resume, and (3) cover letter. This is a pool position; therefore, hiring and start dates will be ongoing.

Denton Zeeman
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Advertised Salary Range:
Minimum $10.25/hour

Anticipated

Start Date:

Monday, August 24, 2026