2026 Controllers Summer Internship

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Are you an aspiring Financial Analyst with a passion for precision, analytical rigor and data-driven decision making? We’re looking for sharp minds and bold thinkers to join BBH’s Global Controllers team through our internship program - your pathway to real-world finance, global markets, and the kind of professional development that sets you apart. We value our internship programs as they help us identify our future hires and leaders.

What You’ll Experience in BBH’s Internship Program:

• Overview: Experience a dynamic 10-week internship where you will be fully immersed in BBH’s culture and business needs
• Hands-On Learning: Dive into meaningful projects in areas like investment management, operations, technology and client services
• Mentorship That Matters: Work side-by-side with industry leaders who are invested in your growth
• Professional Development: Sharpen your skills through workshops, speaker series, and networking events designed to accelerate your career. Receive continuous and personalized feedback throughout the program – empowering you to grow, refine your skills, and help you navigate your path to success
• Collaborative Environment: Join a tight-knit team where your ideas are heard, your contributions matter and your potential is unleashed
• On-Site Presence: Immerse yourself in our company culture and accelerate your professional development with your daily in-office presence
• Community: Make a positive impact by volunteering in our philanthropic program – BBHcares while connecting with fellow BBHers

The Global Controllers – Financial Planning & Analysis team ensures accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards, supporting transparency and trust with clients and regulators. The team is responsible for the Firm's management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial allocations; supporting the annual budget and forecast processes, along with creating financial packages with analysis for year-end reporting and goal setting. As a Financial Analyst Intern, you will work with the Business Line Controllers (BLC) team which provides financial expertise to support each business line throughout the firm. To be successful, you’ll need to have strong numerical and organizational skills, familiarity with accounting principles and an ability to work collaboratively across multiple disciplines.

What you can expect from a Financial Analyst Internship with BBH:  

• Financial Reporting: Learning financial reporting standards and assisting team to produce standard financial reporting and benchmarking. Creating data views to support ad-hoc requests using Excel and Data Visualization tools (Qlik) and forming it into formal presentations using PowerPoint.
• Reconciliation & Ledger Management: Gaining hands-on experience with journal entries and account balancing.
• Technical Skill Development: Gaining proficiency in Excel modeling, data analysis, and reconciliation techniques and learning how to interpret financial data to support decision-making
• Process Optimization: Supporting data integrity and identifying ways to streamline accounting operations.
• Collaboration: Partner with fellow interns across the Line of Business to present a capstone project that tackles a meaningful business challenge, to senior leadership.

What the Global Controllers group looks for in an Intern:

• Current Junior in College, entering senior year in Fall of 2026 with a background in and passion for accounting, finance or economics
• Strong academic achievement as evidenced through a GPA of 3.3 or higher
• Demonstrated leadership skills through academic and extracurricular activities
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal
• Familiarity with accounting principles
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint - Comfortable using common formulas (e.g., VLOOKUP, IF), building basic charts, and creating/manipulating pivot tables for simple analysis.
• Prior coding experience (RStudio) preferred

Ready to Apply?

Applications for BBH’s 2026 Summer Internship Program close October 3rd, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to work alongside industry leaders, gain hands-on experience, and immerse yourself in a culture of excellence. Apply early to secure your spot and start building your future with BBH.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.