Finance Intern - Summer 2027

Location: Peoria, Illinois, USA (onsite). Target start: Summer 2026, with potential extension into Fall 2026.

About the role

As a Finance Intern, you will be responsible for a range of support activities for the Operations Accounting Department, which performs accounting and financial support for the Peoria manufacturing facility. Activities include month-end financial reporting, financial forecasting, accounts payable, inventory, and business decision financial support.

Responsibilities

• Complete journal entry creation and posting
• Vendor statement reconciliations
• Complete month-end reconciliations and investigate/resolve any reconciling items
• Send out weekly and monthly financial reports
• Perform the physical audit of inventory

Requirements

• Education: Actively enrolled in an Accounting or Finance program at a 4-year accredited college/university; must be able to apply academic background to real business experiences.
• Experience: Prior work-study programs, school or volunteer leadership roles, participation on teams or in clubs, or professional organizations preferred.
• Soft skills: Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to multi-task, manage deadlines, and adapt to new challenges; strong motivation to contribute and drive results.
• PC skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (pivot tables), PowerPoint (slide presentations), and other summary and analysis tools; good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Travel: Some travel may be required.

Pay

Hourly rate: $18. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including experience and location.

Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA, wellness programs
• 401(k) and/or employee savings programs
• Employee time off (vacation and designated holidays)
• Employee and family assistance programs
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee learning and development programs

Komatsu embraces a diverse and inclusive culture, united by core values of ambition, perseverance, collaboration, and authenticity, committed to advancing diversity and inclusion.

Schedule

Full-time hours during the summer; flexible part-time hours during the academic year.

Komatsu develops and supplies technologies, equipment, and services for construction, mining, forklift, industrial, and forestry markets. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Komatsu employs more than 64,000 people worldwide, operating in more than 140 countries. For more than a century, the company has been creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation, partnering to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and the planet thrive together.