B. Riley Financial It Intern - Project Management - Arlington, Va

B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) companies provide tailored financial solutions to meet the strategic, operational, financial advisory and capital needs of its clients and partners. B. Riley operates through several subsidiaries which offer a diverse range of complementary end-to-end capabilities spanning investment banking and institutional brokerage, private wealth and investment management, corporate advisory, restructuring, due diligence, forensic accounting and litigation support, appraisal and valuation, and auction and liquidation services. For more information, visit brileyfin.com.

B. Riley’s summer internship program is an on-the-job training experience for rising college seniors, offering a unique opportunity to learn at a rapid pace from accessible leaders who are all recognized experts across several practices and sectors. Our entrepreneurial spirit is the epitome of the B. Riley culture, and interns working at a B. Riley facility are sure to thrive through active mentorship and in a highly collaborative environment.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 

1. Support project managers in managing schedules and milestones; ensuring that weekly project statuses are received from team members.
2. Documenting resourcing needs, availability, and commitments.
3. Assisting with documentation and other project deliverables.
4. Creating wireframes, mockups, prototypes, screen designs and report layouts.
5. Coordinating aspects of user testing, producing test cases; scheduling UAT cycles, setting up test data, and participating in UAT.
6. Work with other teams, internal and cross-functional teams in order to perform escalations and work with system & tooling owners towards a resolution and identify and establish roadmap projects around process, workflow & tooling improvement opportunities
7. Identify and improve processes, workflows and tools that are manual, slow or sub-optimal
8. Provide support for other ad-hoc projects as needed
9. Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Skills:

1. Currently enrolled in a 4-year accredited college/university and actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree
2. Must be a rising Junior or Senior
3. Actively pursuing majors as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Science, Information Systems, Business Management, Business Administration (or a related field) or equivalent work experience.
4. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred
5. Good MS Office or equivalent skills
6. Solid written and oral communication skills
7. Ability to work in a self-directed manner in a project or deadline-driven environment
8. Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain relationships at all organizational levels
9. Ability to collaborate effectively and be a contributing member of the team
10. Demonstrate a strong desire to learn and quickly grasp concepts and information to apply to work assignments
11. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and initiatives while maintaining a strong sense of urgency
12. Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
13. Desire for a career in IT or the financial services industry

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.