Finance Intern, Financial Planning & Analysis

At Mimecast, the Finance team seeks an enthusiastic Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Intern for Summer 2026. This hybrid role involves supporting strategic planning, forecasting, and analytics, collaborating with various finance and business teams. The intern will drive process improvements, develop financial reports, engage in cross-functional projects, analyze financial trends, and contribute to strategic decision-making and acquisition assessments. The role requires strong critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills, with comfort in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis.

Must Have

• Undergraduate student (rising senior)
• Strong critical thinking
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent verbal communication
• Excellent written communication
• Proficiency in Excel
• Proficiency in PowerPoint
• Basic data analysis skills
• Coursework in finance, economics, business, or analytics
• Familiarity with financial modeling
• Familiarity with data visualization tools

Good to Have

• Interest in technology or cybersecurity

Perks & Benefits

• Hands-on experience with real business challenges
• Mentorship from experienced finance professionals
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Opportunity to build your network
• Gain exposure to multiple finance functions

Who We Are

At Mimecast, our Finance team is a strategic partner to the business, driving insights and supporting growth across the organization. We believe in empowering our interns to make a real impact while learning from experienced professionals in a collaborative, innovative environment.

We’re seeking an enthusiastic Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Intern for Summer 2026! As part of our Finance team, you’ll support strategic planning, forecasting, and analytics, collaborating closely with Accounting, Go-To-Market (GTM) Finance, Data and Analytics, Pricing, Procurement, and Corporate Development. This role is ideal for undergraduates eager to gain exposure to a wide range of finance disciplines and who excel at critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication. This is a hybrid position consisting of 2-3 days per week in our Lexington MA office.

What You’ll Do

Support Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

• Collaborate on key FP&A initiatives, including planning, budgeting, and forecasting to inform strategic decision-making
• Drive process improvements within FP&A by leveraging AI and other technologies to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Develop and maintain financial reports and dashboards, ensuring timely delivery of key performance metrics and insights to leadership

Collaborate Cross-Functionally

• Engage in cross-functional projects to gain exposure to product, sales, and operations teams, building a holistic understanding of business drivers
• Analyze key financial trends and contribute to the development of go-to-market (GTM) strategies
• Generate data-driven insights and enhance reporting capabilities for ongoing business reviews and strategic decision-making
• Collaborate with Corporate Development to assess acquisition opportunities and build business case models that support strategic growth initiatives

Communicate Findings

• Partner with team members to prepare reports and presentations for senior management
• Communicate insights and recommendations to managers and executives

What You’ll Bring

• Undergraduate student (rising senior; open to all majors)
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis basics
• Collaborative, curious, and organized
• Coursework in finance, economics, business, or analytics
• Familiarity with financial modeling or data visualization tools
• Interest in technology or cybersecurity a plus

Why Join Us?

• Hands-on experience with real business challenges in a leading software company
• Mentorship from experienced finance professionals
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Opportunity to build your network and gain exposure to multiple finance functions

Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.