2026 Corporate Finance Summer Internship Program

UWM's 12-week internship program offers an immersive experience with over 200 interns, job shadowing, access to senior leaders, and extensive networking opportunities. Experience our one-of-a-kind workplace that thrives on collaboration, teamwork, and innovation. This internship is designed to give you a running start, not one that has you running errands.

 

The Corporate Finance team at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) manages financial planning, analysis, and reporting, driving the company's financial strategy and supporting decision-making. Interns will gain hands-on experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis, contributing to key projects that shape UWM's financial future.

FINANCE TRANSFORMATION 

The Finance Transformation internship role entails focusing on delivering on our finance transformation strategy, which includes transformation and automation projects to enable operational efficiencies, optimize costs, minimize complexity & risk, and realize value within Finance and other functions.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Learn about the Finance Transformation strategy, including its governance model.
• Collaborate with business process owners to document current processes using process and data flows.
• Assist in defining and designing the future state and documenting the new processes.
• Develop and implement new solutions using an agreed automation tool (i.e., Alteryx).
• Create test cases for Quality Assurance (QA) testing of new solutions.
• Execute and document functional and QA testing.
• Assist with the validation of new solutions with business process owners.
• Assist with training and raising awareness about new solutions for business process owners.
• Maintain regular and proactive communication with the team regarding status and challenges.

NICE TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical, communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn new technical languages (coding) and related skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, organize, and deliver quality work.
• Ability to think critically through issues as they arise and propose possible solutions.

 

FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Financial Reporting team at UWM is responsible for preparing accurate financial statements and reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and providing insightful analysis to support strategic decision-making.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Assist with Quarter-end Financials, Earnings Release and 10Q filing
• Assist with month-end entries – leases, stock compensation etc.
• Assist with preparation of the GAAP and SEC checklists
• Assist with Ad Hoc projects and tasks

NICE TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Accounting or Finance Degree

 

VALUATION AND FP&A

The Finance ‘Valuation and FP&A’ internship role involves assisting with daily, monthly, and quarterly analysis of MSR capitalization grids and fair valuation model assumptions using in-house tools. This role also involves overseeing valuations of closed loans and rate locks and supporting new product activities to ensure financial compliance and accurate reporting. Additionally, in the FP&A capacity, the role supports monthly reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and other relevant financial analyses.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Valuation:

• Learn and support daily, monthly, and quarterly MSR capitalization and fair valuation model analysis.
• Monitor daily MSR capitalized values and analyze lock volume and par sensitivity using the MSR capitalization grid.
• Compare UWM's risk profile against industry values.
• Manage month-end valuation assumptions, track key data points, evaluate assumptions, and stress test before recommending changes.
• Assist with research and analysis of industry MSR valuation data.
• Monitor MSR capitalized value at the point of sale to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain a tracker for month-over-month changes in FV management assumptions.
• Collaborate with UWM business partners.
• Support ad-hoc business needs, historical trend analysis, and create forward-looking analyses using internal tools.

FP&A:

• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly analytical processes for internal management reporting.
• Report on financial performance and prepare for leadership reviews.
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, and identify trends.
• Compare and analyze actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Update financial models to support strategic initiatives.
• Research, analyze, and synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Identify and implement process improvements, creating standard and ad-hoc reports/models.
• Support the management team with data-driven analysis.

 

NICE TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in Finance, Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• Strong collaborator and an analytical and innovative thinker.
• Effective problem solver with attention to detail.
• Independent, organized, and quality-focused.
• Proficient in Excel and quick to learn tools like Alteryx, SQL, Workday.

• Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2026 or 2027 (current junior/senior status)
• The ability to work Monday thru Friday, 40-hours a week, fully on-site in Pontiac, MI from May 18th - August 7th
• An openness to learning, willingness to be coached, and ability to be flexible in our every-changing industry
• Ability to thrive in a team environment
• A strong work ethic
• A drive to succeed 

Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.

 

It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.

 

From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.

 

More reasons you’ll love working here include:

• Paid volunteer hours
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Mortgage discount and area business discounts
• Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
• Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon 
• Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
• Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
• In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
• Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.