Frequently Asked Questions
- What does a typical day look like for an accounting intern?
- Shadowing members of the Accounting department as they perform their duties
- Assisting with research, data entry, and maintaining accurate and complete financial records
- Preparing financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements, invoices, and other documents
- Working with Accounting or ERP software
- Taking on additional tasks or projects to learn more about accounting and office operations
- What will I need to thrive in this role?
- Currently pursuing a degree in Accounting
- Possess an understanding of accounting and financial principles and a positive attitude
- Demonstrate collaboration, trustworthiness, receptiveness to feedback, and eagerness to learn.
- Handle sensitive or confidential information with honesty and integrity
- Learn to work as part of the Accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information, and support the company or clients
- What does high performance look like?
- You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
- You give 100% to all tasks and projects assigned to you
- You take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion
- What is my potential for career growth?
- This role will provide opportunities for mentorship and networking. Additionally, outstanding performance during the internship could potentially lead to a full-time position within the company.
What is the team like? You will collaborate closely with full-time Accounting team members and receive supervision from the Global Controller and Accounting Managers. Both the Corporate Controller and the Accounting Mangers will serve as your mentors, meeting wit-h you regularly to discuss your performance and provide guidance. This data-driven and results-oriented team values collaboration, encouraging all members to contribute ideas and insights to implement actionable solutions effectively.
- What does a typical day look like for an Financial Planning and Analysis intern?
- Assist with preparing and distributing financial analysis and reporting packages, and analyze information related to current performance versus budget and forecast
Work with other Financial Analysts to prepare sensitivity analyses on the impact to revenue, expenses, and profitability by modeling changes in key variables
Develop detailed financial forecasts of the financial statements, incorporating key financial and operational metrics
Pull, clean, and reconcile financial and operational data from multiple sources, and ensure the numbers in your models and reports tie out
Perform variance analysis, investigate the drivers behind the numbers, and summarize your findings for the FP&A team in a clear, concise way
Support month-end, quarterly, and annual budgeting and forecasting cycles with updates to models and supporting schedules
Build and refine reporting and dashboards that track key financial and operational metrics, and look for ways to make recurring reports more scalable and automated
Document model assumptions, methodologies, and processes so that your work can be reviewed, understood, and reused by others
- Own a project or analysis during your internship and present your findings and recommendations to the FP&A team
- What will I need to thrive in this role?
- Junior or Senior in college working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another related field
Foundational knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including the three financial statements and how they connect
Analytical and financial modeling skills preferred
Confident in Excel, VBA, MS Office, and Google Sheets skills
Familiarity with Cloud-based planning systems, NetSuite and Tableau preferred
Knowledge of how to work with large amounts of data to develop scalable financial reporting solutions
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a habit of asking "why" behind the numbers and checking your work before you share it
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, especially when working with large volumes of financial data
Outstanding communication and organization abilities, including the ability to explain financial concepts and findings clearly to non-finance teammates and to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Handle sensitive and confidential financial information with honesty and integrity
- Collaboration, receptiveness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
- What does high performance look like?
- You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion
Your models and reports are accurate, clearly documented, and trusted by the people who rely on them
You go beyond the numbers: you explain what is driving the results and recommend a clear next step
You spot issues and risks early and bring forward solutions, not just problems
You look for ways to automate or simplify recurring analyses and manual work
You ask thoughtful questions, seek out feedback, and apply it quickly What is my potential for career growth? This role will provide opportunities for mentorship and networking. You will build hands-on experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis that translates directly to careers in corporate finance, FP&A, and strategic finance. It could also lead to a potential full-time job following excellent performance throughout the internship. What is the team like? You will work with the other full-time FP&A Analysts as well as be supervised by the FP&A Manager. You will also be mentored by the FP&A Manager and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance. This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.
