Summer 2026 Settlements Internship - Settlements Analyst

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

Summer 2026 IT Settlements Internship – Settlements Analyst!

Join Southwest Power Pool (SPP) this summer as a Settlements Analyst Intern and gain hands-on experience supporting the testing of new settlement products, assisting in the development and implementation of settlement processes, and collaborating to improve our settlement systems. Our Market Settlements team plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of market and transmission settlement functions, supporting the growth and modernization of energy markets. As as Settlement Analyst Intern, you will:

- Support daily market and transmission settlement activities and help ensure accuracy in pre- and post-settlement checks

- Assist with settlement runs and maintain documentation for compliance with audits

- Track progress, resolve data errors, and help improve settlement processes

- Contribute to special projects, including Tableau report development, unit testing, member testing, and updating process documents

- Respond to data and financial analysis requests and work alongside the Settlements leadership team

- Collaborate with your team to meet deadlines while gaining hands-on experience in a real-world energy market environment

Internship Overview

- Duration: 10–12 weeks, full-time (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

- Format: Onsite internship

- Compensation: Paid internship with housing available, if needed

- Engagement: Teaming activities and professional development opportunities outside of regular work hours

- Capstone: Interns will deliver a final presentation showcasing lessons learned and knowledge gained

If you’re ready to take on a dynamic internship that will challenge your analytical and testing skills while giving you real-world experience in energy markets, apply today! We’re excited to meet students who are passionate about problem-solving, teamwork, and innovation.

What We're Looking For

- College student entering senior year in Accounting, Finance, Business, Computer Science, IT, or a related field

- 3.0 GPA or higher

- Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

- Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills

- Familiarity with SQL, SAS, Groovy, Java, Linux, Tableau, Oracle, or MongoDB a plus

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong teamwork, interpersonal, and customer-focused mindset

- Basic understanding of business applications and databases

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical and Mental Demands:

- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to make decisions, interpret data, and problem solve.

- The employee frequently is required to stand or sit for extended periods; use hands to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment.

- The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds.

- Requires the ability to work and collaborate with managers and employees at all levels to exchange ideas, information, and opinions to facilitate the task.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type, Locations and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a temporary, onsite summer 2026 internship located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel Requirement:

This position requires no travel

Should you elect to apply for this position SPP will review your qualifications. If after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days, but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.

Southwest Power Pool is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer. SPP adheres to the ADA and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions.

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