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Finance Intern roles at U.S. companies can qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification when the position requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. Employers must document the role's educational requirements before filing, so targeting companies with established sponsorship programs gives you a real structural advantage.
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This is a paid summer internship designed for a student to work while completing their degree. The emphasis of this position will be to utilize financial, statistical, and communication skills to improve the understanding of strategies executed in and managed by the Capital Markets department. The focus will be on investment management, debt issuance, hedging strategies and member product pricing at FHLBank. The responsibilities for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following.
- Assist with identification of sources of volatility in the investment and derivative portfolio.
- Assist in research of member products.
- Assist in research and documentation of various risk exposures.
- Assist with development of analysis and presentations of various strategies.
- Assist with identification of potential portfolio transactions.
- Research and summarization of current financial topics.
- Review, analysis, and updating of various procedures and spreadsheets.
- Begin to develop an understanding of financial instruments the Bank utilizes.
- Begin to develop an understanding of the Bank’s business, balance sheet, and general strategies.
Qualifications
- Twelve hours of college accounting or finance or the completion of at least sophomore year of college working toward an undergraduate degree in finance or accounting is preferred.
- One year of similar or related work experience is preferred but not required. Ability to work independently.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Prefer a candidate with some knowledge of Bloomberg, or other financial data source.
- Knowledge and proficient use of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to operate all types of general office equipment.
FHLBank Topeka is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, parental status, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, military status, gender identity and expression or marital status.
Should you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiter@fhlbtopeka.com.
Job Description
This is a paid summer internship designed for a student to work while completing their degree. The emphasis of this position will be to utilize financial, statistical, and communication skills to improve the understanding of strategies executed in and managed by the Capital Markets department. The focus will be on investment management, debt issuance, hedging strategies and member product pricing at FHLBank. The responsibilities for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following.
- Assist with identification of sources of volatility in the investment and derivative portfolio.
- Assist in research of member products.
- Assist in research and documentation of various risk exposures.
- Assist with development of analysis and presentations of various strategies.
- Assist with identification of potential portfolio transactions.
- Research and summarization of current financial topics.
- Review, analysis, and updating of various procedures and spreadsheets.
- Begin to develop an understanding of financial instruments the Bank utilizes.
- Begin to develop an understanding of the Bank’s business, balance sheet, and general strategies.
Qualifications
- Twelve hours of college accounting or finance or the completion of at least sophomore year of college working toward an undergraduate degree in finance or accounting is preferred.
- One year of similar or related work experience is preferred but not required. Ability to work independently.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Prefer a candidate with some knowledge of Bloomberg, or other financial data source.
- Knowledge and proficient use of MS Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to operate all types of general office equipment.
FHLBank Topeka is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, parental status, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, military status, gender identity and expression or marital status.
Should you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiter@fhlbtopeka.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Finance Intern
Verify your degree meets PERM requirements
PERM requires the employer to define a minimum education requirement for the role before filing. A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics is the credential most likely to support an EB-3 petition for an internship-level finance position.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Not every company sponsoring H-1B visa workers will also file PERM for intern-level roles. Search DOL disclosure data to identify firms that have previously sponsored finance positions at the analyst or intern level through the PERM process.
Find green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters finance roles by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you can skip companies that only offer temporary work visas and focus your applications where PERM sponsorship is an established practice.
Confirm the role qualifies under EB-2 or EB-3
Internship-level finance roles typically fall under EB-3 as skilled worker or professional positions. If the role requires a specific advanced credential or the employer can demonstrate your work has national economic significance, EB-2 may apply, but EB-3 is the more common pathway here.
Raise PERM sponsorship timing early in negotiations
The PERM process can take one to two years before your I-140 is even filed, so clarifying whether the employer will initiate sponsorship immediately after hiring or only after a performance period saves you from accepting an offer with an uncertain green card timeline.
Check whether the employer is E-Verify enrolled
E-Verify enrollment signals that a company has compliance infrastructure in place for work authorization verification, which often correlates with experience handling PERM and I-140 filings. You can confirm enrollment status directly through E-Verify's public employer search.
Green Card Finance Intern: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Finance Intern position qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Yes, if the employer defines the role as requiring a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as finance, accounting, or economics. Under EB-3, the employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then submits an I-140 petition with USCIS. The position's stated minimum requirements must be genuinely tied to the job duties, not inflated solely to support the petition.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Finance Intern role?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant visa with an annual cap and lottery, while EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual numerical cap for most nationalities at the time of filing. The green card process is significantly longer, often spanning two to four years from PERM filing to I-485 approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a status you must renew every few years.
What does the PERM labor certification process require the employer to do?
The employer must conduct a supervised recruitment campaign, including job postings and documentation showing no qualified U.S. applicants were available for the Finance Intern role at the offered terms. DOL reviews this documentation before certifying the application. The employer bears the cost of PERM and cannot pass those fees to you. This process typically takes six to eighteen months before the I-140 can be filed with USCIS.
How do I find Finance Intern jobs where employers will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you search finance roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, which is far more targeted than standard job boards that don't distinguish between temporary visa support and PERM sponsorship. Identifying companies that have previously filed PERM for finance or analyst-level positions is the most reliable signal that a new employer will do so for you.
Does my nationality affect how long the EB-3 green card process takes for a Finance Intern role?
Yes. For most nationalities, EB-3 priority dates are current or close to current, meaning there is no significant wait after I-140 approval. Nationals from countries with high immigration demand, particularly India and China, face multi-year backlogs due to per-country caps set by USCIS. Your specific situation will depend on your country of birth, not citizenship, so confirm your priority date category before evaluating a sponsorship offer.