Underwriting Intern at AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL

Summary: AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst - Specialty Risk Intern to serve as a liaison among various departments within North America Specialty Risk. The role involves understanding data processes and providing business analytics to enhance operations and reporting accuracy. Responsibilities: - Collaborate with operations, finance, accounting, actuarial, underwriting and IT teams to coordinate aggregation of data from multiple sources for unified reporting, as well as looking to identify cross-functional opportunities to either simplify or improve current processes - Document operations and financial processes to ensure financial results are complete - Build out and distribute expense reporting including full understanding of all expenses that impact the segment, expense and project budgeting to relevant stakeholders - Create and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports while ensuring integrity of data - Create analytics to help ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial reports - Perform market research, data mining or studying economic trends as needed - Perform other functionally related duties as assigned Required Qualifications: - Pursuing bachelor's Degree preferably in Business Administration, Finance, or Economics - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint - Critical thinking skills, ability to conduct quantitative research, and analytic ability - Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team - Positive attitude and ability to engage in respectful interactions - Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment Required Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Task prioritization Benefits: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off