Finance Intern-Summer 2025

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $15.9 billion in 2022. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 46,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. 

Medical is comprised of two highly-respected medical product brands – Coeur & Filtertek – supplying medical devices and components to global medical device brands. Filtertek manufactures molded filtration and flow control components. Coeur is a leading provider of disposable diagnostics. 

Job Summary:

The finance intern will support the finance department in functions such as record retention, scanning and filing documents, and accounting processes during the Summer 2025 semester. The finance intern will be required to work independently on administrative and finance support projects. This position provides the candidate with exposure to various finance functions including month-end processes, accruals, and other projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains scanning and filing of financial documents for record retention project.
• Gain exposure to accounting and financial processes throughout documentation work
• Works with accounts receivables and payables
• Assist with customer account maintenance and month-end processes
• Works with accruals and other journals
• Other duties may be assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS: 

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field of study 
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint) 

COMPETENCIES: 

• Managing work:  Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. 
• Analytical skills:  Sorting and analyzing data sets to identify data trends or clusters and extract meaningful assessments in support of established goals and strategies. 
• Work standards:  Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed. 
• Initiating action:  Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive. 
• Communication:  Strong written and oral communication skills.  Ability to coordinate and communicate activities between internal departments as well as with external suppliers. 
• Planning and Organizing:  establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently. 

Physical Requirements:

The inability to perform any of the following physical requirements does not preclude an applicant from consideration unless, following an individualized analysis, it is determined that the physical requirement is an essential job function and the applicant is unable to perform such function with or without reasonable accommodation.  Please refer to the Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ITW is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.