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The AEGON companies’ Cedar Rapids based internship program provides college students the opportunity to work in one of the world's leading life insurance and pension companies. It gives each student the chance to utilize their academic experience in a real-world environment.
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The internship program employs 120-150 interns each year and includes the following departments: Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Information Technology, Sales and Marketing, and Actuarial Science. Internships can range from three months to twelve months, and may offer full-time or part-time scheduling.
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Click on one of the above links to learn more about specific opportunities.
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The AEGON companies’ Cedar Rapids based internship program provides college students the opportunity to work in one of the world's leading life insurance and pension companies. It gives each student the chance to utilize their academic experience in a real-world environment.
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The internship program employs 120-150 interns each year and includes the following departments: Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Information Technology, Sales and Marketing, and Actuarial Science. Internships can range from three months to twelve months, and may offer full-time or part-time scheduling.
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Click on one of the above links to learn more about specific opportunities.
- This internship will provide experience in at least two of the following disciplines:
- Federal tax compliance – prepare federal tax returns for corporations
- State tax compliance – prepare state, local and premium tax returns
- Tax planning – collect, organize and interpret tax return information
- Tax accounting – compute financial statement tax accruals and tax basis balance sheets
- Investment taxation – compute and reconcile financial instruments
- Accounting majors in their junior or senior year of college
- Must show leadership, initiative and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Good academic performance
- Opportunities to participate in every step of the Corporate Tax process from initial data gathering and processing to the finished product and future tax planning activities
- Opportunity to be at the forefront of many large transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and planning initiatives
- Gain exposure to multiple work areas within the Corporate Tax department through a rotational program
- Perform work that has a direct impact on the organization
- Ability to participate in many training events alongside fellow Corporate Tax employees
- High success rate in full-time placement of interns into our department
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Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
| Average number of interns |
5-6 |
6-7 |
2-3 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
40 |
- This internship will provide experience in at least two of the following disciplines:
- Shareholder Reporting – assist in the preparation of consolidated reporting on an IFRS basis for submission to internal management and overseas parent company
- Regulatory and Capital Reporting – assist in the preparation of Annual Statements, Separate Account Statements, and related audited financials for submission to state regulatory agencies and financial rating agencies. Also includes capital reporting and forecasting
- Management Reporting – assist in the coordination of the annual budget along with the Corporate division budget. Also includes quarterly reporting for internal management for the Corporate division
- Market Consistent Reporting (AeMcS Production) –assist in the development and testing of market consistent reporting and migrating the processes from a project environment to real time quarterly reporting
- Accounting or finance majors in their junior or senior year of college
- Must show leadership, initiative, and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Good academic performance
- Gain exposure to multiple work areas within the Corporate Accounting department through rotational program
- Opportunities to participate in every step of the financial reporting process, from initial data gathering from the division to consolidating, analyzing, and compiling into a final report format
- Ability to participate in many training and team building events alongside fellow Corporate Accounting employees
- We are looking to build relationships with successful interns to hire as full-time employees when and where employment opportunities become available
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Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
| Average number of interns |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
40 |
- Assist in evaluating activities of various departments, divisions, and locations of the organization in accordance with Internal Audit department standards for quality and timeliness
- Document interview and testing results, and communicate results in both written and verbal form to the supervising auditor
- Analyze test results, and develop and present draft recommendations to the supervising auditor
- Accounting, Finance, Business, or Information Systems majors in their junior or senior year of college
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, methodical, persistent, inquisitive, and analytical
- The Internal Audit department at the AEGON companies consists of approximately 50 audit professionals in three locations
- Establish relationships with individuals across the organization
- May include some travel throughout the internship
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
2-3 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
- Model financial results of Corporate entities into spreadsheets using SEC filings
- Develop and update databases for prospective investments and market tracking purposes
- Model fundamental Corporate spreadsheet
- Monitor market news regarding individual companies and the economy
- Participate in earnings conference calls and road-show presentations
- Prepare and present individual company/investment recommendation(s)
- Successful academic record, preferably in a finance-related field
- Accounting coursework and familiarity with financial reporting is a plus
- Strong analytical skills, initiative, attention to detail, and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel are required, while experience with Microsoft Access is a plus
- Assets under management exceed $100 billion in a broad range of fixed income asset classes including public bonds, private placements, structured securities, and commercial mortgage loans
- Supports the Credit Research team in its analysis of investment grade and high yield corporate bond issuers
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Jan - Jul |
Jul - Dec |
| Average number of interns |
1-2 |
1 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
- Assist in supporting portfolio mangers and portfolio analysts
- Create and update portfolio management reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
- Enhance understanding of the investment industry through various readings, meetings, and projects
- Finance, Economics, or other related majors in their junior or senior year of college
- Good quantitative, analytical, and communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
- Balance of school and real-world experience
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Summer - Fall |
Spring - Summer |
| Average number of interns |
3 total per year |
| Number of hours per week |
20 Fall/40 Summer |
20 Spring/40 Summer |
- Process and audit all transactions including withdrawals, contributions and transfers
- Respond to client requests
- Provide outstanding customer service to a variety of departments and participate in special projects as needed
- Accounting, Business and Finance majors in their junior or senior year of college are preferred
- Excellent communication, organizational and problem resolution skills
- Work well in a team environment and be able to multi-task to meet deadlines
- Provides the opportunity to deliver outstanding customer service to an assigned department and book of business
- Enhance experience with a mini detailed rotation program throughout the entire administration operations center
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
6 - 8 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
The Real Estate Production group primarily works with mortgage bankers who present potential real estate deals which AEGON companies may finance.
- Assist loan officers in underwriting and investing in commercial real estate loans (ranging from $2 million to $150 million) across the country
- Valuate commercial properties using discounted cash flow analysis
- Prepare loan applications and loan committee presentations
- College junior or senior working towards a degree in Real Estate, Business, or Finance (previous Real Estate coursework would be beneficial)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Word and Excel computer skills
- One intern will be located in Louisville, KY
- Travel: one trip (location to be determined by supervisor)
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Jan - Aug |
Aug - Jan |
| Average number of interns |
2 - 3 |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
The Mortgage Loan Servicing, Accounting, and Valuation group is responsible for monitoring the current commercial mortgage loan portfolio
- Assist the mortgage loan analysts with the collection, organization, and analysis of property, loan, and market information
- Conduct file research, analyze data, and complete special projects as needed
- College junior or senior working towards a degree in Real Estate, Business, or Finance (previous Real Estate coursework would be beneficial)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Word and Excel computer skills
- The mortgage loan portfolio consists of approximately $15 billion and 2,200 properties
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Jan - Aug |
Aug - Jan |
| Average number of interns |
2 - 3 |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
Special Servicing serves as the bridge between the Servicing department and the mortgagors of sub-performing and non-performing mortgage loans
- Develop and implement loan workout strategies for loan assets assigned to the department
- Maintain current information on the asset management database system and assist with the processing of annual property inspection reports
- College junior or senior working towards a degree in Real Estate, Business, or Finance (previous Real Estate coursework would be beneficial)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Word and Excel computer skills
- Accompany an asset manager on a property inspection trip and assist with all facets of the trip
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Jan - Aug |
Aug - Jan |
| Average number of interns |
2 - 3 |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
Asset Management is responsible for value creation through leasing, management, underwriting, and dispositions of AEGON companies’ real estate portfolio
- Assist in the collection, organization, and analysis of property and market information
- Compile data, generate reports, participate in deal meetings, and provide support involving special projects
- College junior or senior working towards a degree in Real Estate, Business, or Finance (previous Real Estate coursework would be beneficial)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Word and Excel computer skills
- AEGON companies’ current real estate holdings include a variety of projects, from office/warehouse projects in Florida to the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco
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Jan - Aug |
Aug - Jan |
| Average number of interns |
2 - 3 |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
40 |
- Translate product specifications into valuation assumptions for new products
- Assist in statutory, GAAP, tax valuation and other miscellaneous reserving requirements
- Aid in the preparation of the actuarial portions of the financial statements and federal income tax returns
- Build and run computer asset/liability models using actuarial modeling software
- Assess current and new product designs for feasibility in the marketplace
- Price new and existing product designs to ensure that division profit goals are met
- Assist with quarterly ALM risk profiles, investment income budget, regulatory cash flow testing and embedded value
- Analyze investment strategies and hedging/derivative applications
- Assist in consolidation and analysis of divisional cash flow testing and value added submissions
- Assist in consolidation of review of divisional required surplus calculations, including maintenance of required surplus template and database
- Compile data for experience analyses and prepare related reports
- Automate existing processes by writing programs or macros
- College sophomore, junior or senior working towards a degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Statistics
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills, initiative, and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to work in a team environment
- Leadership experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel or other spreadsheet applications
- Knowledge of at least one computer programming language and/or VBA would be beneficial
- At least one SOA/CAS exam pass is preferred
- Ability to participate in many training and team building events alongside fellow Actuarial employees
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Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
| Average number of interns |
3+ |
12 - 15 |
3+ |
| Number of hours per week |
10 - 20 |
40 |
10 - 20 |
- Provide basic support for the Windows, Unix, and Linux server hardware and software environments
- Run scripted server builds, apply server hardware and software patches, and install physical servers
- Handle customer support requests and basic server troubleshooting
- Strong organizational and customer service skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Able to understand and work with technical documentation (a basic understanding of networking and database concepts is also desirable)
- Commitment to task, tolerance of ambiguity, flexibility, planning, prioritizing, goal setting, and initiative
- Work with a large environment that supports over 2,000 servers, of which 700 are virtual VMWare
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
2 - 3 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
- Provide desktop support for Windows XP desktops and laptops as part of the Regional Services team
- Respond to trouble calls and work directly with users on problem resolutions
- Setup and install hardware and software
- College student working towards IT degree a plus
- Experience with Windows XP, PC hardware, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Flexible time depending on intern availability
- Option to continue part time in the Fall or Spring
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
3 - 4 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
- Develop program models and specifications to meet business unit requirements (30% of project time)
- Attend design discussions and provide feedback on designs to determine effective programming solutions (70% of project time)
- Work on special projects to make department processes more efficient
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Strong mathematical and programming skills (knowledge of at least one programming language)
- Excellent communication skills
- Focuses on design solutions to ensure flexibility and effectiveness of code
- Project consists of 70% design and 30% code
- Involved in all aspects of each project, especially design and project meetings to give exposure to real situations
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
Students will be placed in one of the following areas:
- Carry out test plans, validate expected results, communicate defects to developers, and update test plan as necessary
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel is required
- Gather feedback during implementation of testing technical and business related solutions
- Maintain network security
- Review access control requests, information security administration, application support, project research, and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) guidance for new and existing systems according to compliance policies
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required, and knowledge of relational databases and reporting tools within a client/server environment would be helpful
- Prepare area for Data Warehouse Quality Assurance (QA) cycle
- Run and monitor QA cycles and review QA checkpoints and error logs
- Track and document QA issues
- College student working towards a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree
- Knowledge of finance and business systems would be helpful
- Relational Database (RDB) exposure and Microsoft tools are required and knowledge of Data Warehouse concepts would be helpful
- Aid in advancing the current Business Continuity (BC), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Information Security programs
- Participate in BC/DR tests and exercises
- College student working towards a degree in MIS or equivalent
- Good process management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
3 - 5 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
- Identify and prioritize project tasks according to established guidelines
- Coordinate, prepare, and document critical team meetings
- Perform tasks related to the development, testing, or introduction of new products
- Research and determine established practices in units related to the project
- Must show initiative, motivation, effective communication, and interpersonal skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Must have pervious work experience in a business setting and be comfortable working in broadly defined situations
- Assist with the development of new life and health insurance products
- Coordinate and manage entire project cycle, including planning, design, and implementation stages
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
1 - 2 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 |
- Provide students with real world sales experience
- Average Day:
- Morning - training, case study, and follow-up
- Afternoon/evening - appointments
- College student with Business or Communication background
- Energetic, coachable, competitive, and enjoys working with people
- Enjoys attaining long-term goals
- Integrated with full-time employees in work environment and receive licensing to sell life insurance and annuities
- Work with several sales representatives to learn all aspects of the job
- Commission based with a weekly stipend if expectations are met (chance for bonuses)
- Average salary over a summer is $2,500
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Summer |
| Average number of interns |
3 - 5 |
| Number of hours per week |
40 - 45 |
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