POOL: RedTire Program Finance Analyst Student Intern

Position Overview

Red Tire is a KU School of Business venture designed to enhance the economic well-being of Kansas and the surrounding states. The program finds the most suitably qualified candidate buyers to match with a successful small‐to‐medium sized business to prevent the shuttering of business due to a lack of owner successor.

Red Tire assists in successfully transitioning the business to new ownership and relies on University of Kansas (KU) student interns during the financial analysis and valuation modelling part of the process. The KU student analyst’s first objective is to provide assistance to the Red Tire Director so that quality business and technical consulting assistance to Red Tire clients is provided.

Secondly, the aim of the role is to also provide an excellent experimental learning opportunity to the KU student. They will work on ‘live real‑world’ case scenarios to successfully transition a business from a retiring owner, by redefining their retirement, to a new, younger owner who will acquire their business. The position works on‑site at Capitol Federal Hall and will receive $10.25 per hour during the initial training period.

Ideal candidates will continue in the role for multiple semesters and receive increasing wage adjustments for returning semesters, commensurate with performance.

• Applying academic valuation techniques to a live company and learning other small business valuation techniques that are not generally taught in the academic accounting or finance classroom.
• Obtaining direct experience and insight into how the deal process works.
• Gaining valuable experience in dealing with project‑related work.
• Students employed by Red Tire could also meet the KU School of Business internship requirements.

Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.

• 35% Extrapolate raw financial data (from tax returns and company P&L’s) into Red Tire models.
• 25% Perform business valuation analyses using established models and procedures.
• 15% Help with industry, location, and market research/risk initiatives.
• 15% Other ad‑hoc financial and modelling analysis duties as required.
• 10% Assist with day‑to‑day administration of Red Tire and help with leads for candidate business (sellers) and buyers for inclusion in the program.

• Business undergraduate student with finance or accounting tracks OR MACC or MBA graduate student with finance.
• Completion or concurrent enrollment in “Finance” - FIN 310 or “Honors Finance” - FIN 311.

• Working experience in a Finance‑related field from an external employer internship covering some aspects of working with financial statements and/or valuation methodologies.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

• This is an hourly/non‑exempt position.
• A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
• Additional Candidate Instructions:
  Submit the following materials: (1) online application, (2) resume, and (3) cover letter. This is a pool position; therefore, hiring and start dates will be ongoing.
• Contact Information to Applicants:
  Denton Zeeman, dentonz

Advertised Salary Range:
Minimum $10.25/hour.

Anticipated

Start Date:

Saturday, November 29, 2025.

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