Finance Development Program Associate

About the Role

Finance Development Program Associates will hold a series of four 6-month assignments that span different departments within the company’s financial operations. These assignments will typically be in departments having global responsibilities and may include:

• Financial planning and analysis
• General accounting
• Treasury
• Tax
• Shared services for order-to-cash or procure-to-pay
• One of three operating businesses

These assignments will contain routine responsibilities and high-impact special project work, which will vary according to the needs of each department. Throughout the program, Associates will have both senior leaders and peer mentors to guide them, receive extensive training, and have opportunities to meet with and learn from top leaders of the company. After completion of the 2-year rotation, graduates will have the opportunity to take the next step in their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform financial analyses to explain variances in financial performance of various organizations.
• Develop a business case for an investment project.
• Assess the impact of changes to a business process.
• Participate in the development of budgets, forecasts, or strategic plans.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Perform account reconciliations.
• Work on projects to improve efficiency, service levels, and lower the cost of operations for shared service functions (credit, billing, collections, cash applications, and accounts payable).
• Assist in the preparation of supporting documentation, forms, and various tax filings.
• Participate in the research and analysis of the impact of changes in tax laws or company tax strategies or other special projects.
• Assist with treasury activities including daily cash management and account reconciliations.
• Support special projects in cash management, investment management, and insurance.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Qualifications

• Completing final year of undergraduate degree in: Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related major.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree prior to the intended full-time start date.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and interpret information from diverse sources.
• Working knowledge of the fundamentals of accounting (through education or internship experience).
• Demonstrated ability to use MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ambitious and highly motivated self-starter who works well independently and collaboratively.
• Must have the indefinite right to work in the United States.

Tech Stack & Experience

• MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience working with business ERPs (Oracle, NetSuite, etc.) is a plus.