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Aegon Asset Management Generalized Finance/Accounting Intern (Spring 2025, Full-time Hours) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Job Family
Administrative Services
About Us
At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking , and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.
Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.
Transamerica is a part of A egon , an integrated, diversified, international financial services group . The A egon companies employ over 2 1,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers . * For more information, visit www.transamerica.com .
Who We Are
Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States. Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products , including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services.
What We Do
Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People and Places; Brand; Corporate Affairs; Risk; and Technology).
Job Description Summary
Transamerica has been helping people feel better about the future for more than 100 years, and we’re proud of the trust we’ve earned. But we believe our responsibility goes beyond insurance, investments, and retirement accounts. We’re also in the business of helping people improve their financial and personal well-being, so they can add more years to their lives, and more life to their years.
Are you looking for an opportunity to take your collegiate accounting/finance/business analytics coursework and apply it in a fast-pace business environment? Do you have a desire to learn new processes and technologies? Are you interested in learning under Accounting and Finance professionals while working alongside them to find innovative solutions?
Job Description
Please note- only apply to this role if you are not sure which department you want to apply to. If you are interested in a specific department, please consider reviewing our other finance/accounting openings and applying to those. Apply to this posting if you have a general interest in a finance/accounting internship but don't have a preference on which department you work in.
**Below is a generalized internship job description, but please note that your responsibilities/qualifications may differ per the team you are assigned to. Please view the individual accounting/finance internship postings to see each team's responsibilities and desired qualifications.
What You Will Do: In this accounting internship, you will have the opportunity to work along Transamerica team members on business-required/necessary projects. Opportunities are available within Corporate Tax, Internal Audit, Expense Reporting, Finance Operations, and more! This position allows you to take your classroom knowledge and apply it. If you’re self-driven and able to see opportunity in change, you can make a difference within our business. You will report to a manager and build relationships with key leaders and team members in all areas of finance.
What Success Looks Like:
Working collaboratively with other interns, accounting/finance/analytic team members, and across teams and departments:
Perform professional finance/accounting work involving compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial data. May include any or all the following: fixed asset or inventory accounting; preparation of tax returns or tax reporting; preparation of trial balance or financial statements, financial analysis including budgeting & forecasting.
Ensures the accounting transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
Reconciles, investigates, corrects, and adjusts accounting information in accordance with aggressive deadlines.
Prepares financial statements and/or work papers for multiple accounting bases.
Uses multiple financial systems and/or sophisticated reporting tools to produce a variety of analyses.
Proactively identifies unique problems, such as reconciliation/posting issues, and seeks help to resolve, if necessary.
Project work as needed in other multiple bases of accounting and financial reporting.
Responsible for adherence to the company's framework of internal controls.
What You Will Learn: In this role, you will gain exposure to Transamerica’s rich culture, while working in one of the following departments: Corporate Tax, Internal Audit, Expense Reporting, or Finance Operations.
What You Need:
To qualify for internship, applicants must be currently enrolled full-time at a college or university pursuing a specific degree program. Internships are not available for students who have completed their college education or who will graduate prior to the conclusion of the internship.
Strong written & verbal communications communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Detailed-oriented.
Reliable, dependable.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
Work Environment:
Hybrid work environment; ability to work in person at the Cedar Rapids, IA office approximately 2 times per week.
Candidates must be able to work 40 hours/week during the 16 week internship program.
Our commitment to inclusion & diversity means that we value differences. We encourage the unique perspectives of individuals and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.
All of our finance/accounting internships pay $19.00 per hour for their first Transamerica internship, and may get an increased wage if they come back for future internships.
What We Offer
For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees .
Compensation Benefits
Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Em ployees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of s ervice at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
College Coach Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs
Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)
- As of December 31, 2022
Inclusion & Diversity
We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads , and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.
To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company - sponsor ed, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees . They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.
Giving Back
We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, th e foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.
https://www.transamerica.com/why-transamerica/aegon-transamerica-foundation
Transamerica’s Parent Company
Aegon (http://www.aegon.com/) acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 29.5 million people across the globe. It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.
At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking , and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.
Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.
Transamerica is a part of A egon , an integrated, diversified, international financial services group . The A egon companies employ over 2 1,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers . * For more information, visit www.transamerica.com .
- As of December 31, 2022
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