Financial Pricing Intern

About the Role

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company. This internship provides hands-on experience in pricing strategy, financial analysis, data analytics, and business decision-making. The intern will support the development, analysis, and optimization of services pricing while learning how pricing decisions affect customer value, revenue, profitability, and business growth. Professional development, including practical training in Microsoft Excel, financial analysis, pricing fundamentals, business analytics, and presentation of financial insights, is a key component.

This role is Hybrid, requiring an average of 2 days per week in an HPE office.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & Financial Analysis

• Assist with analysis of pricing, costs, discounts, revenue, and margins.
• Support pricing evaluations for services offerings and business opportunities.
• Help build financial models that illustrate the impact of different pricing scenarios.
• Analyze historical pricing and financial data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Learn how pricing decisions affect profitability, competitiveness, and customer value.

Excel & Data Analytics

• Receive hands-on training in Microsoft Excel and apply skills to real business projects.
• Develop experience with formulas, PivotTables, XLOOKUP, charts, data organization, and basic financial modeling.
• Assist with maintaining pricing spreadsheets, reports, and analytical tools.
• Organize and analyze datasets to identify meaningful business insights.
• Develop clear charts and summaries that communicate analytical findings to business stakeholders.

Market & Competitive Analysis

• Assist with market research and competitive pricing analysis.
• Help evaluate how services offerings and pricing compare with market alternatives.
• Research industry trends that could influence customer demand, pricing, and business strategy.
• Summarize findings and help translate data into actionable insights.

Pricing Strategy Support

• Support ongoing services pricing initiatives and projects.
• Assist with evaluating pricing strategies for new and existing services.
• Help document pricing assumptions, methodologies, and recommendations.
• Participate in pricing discussions and learn how teams balance customer value, competitive positioning, cost, and profitability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with team members across pricing, finance, product management, sales, marketing, and operations.
• Participate in business meetings and pricing reviews.
• Assist in preparing presentations and supporting materials for internal stakeholders.
• Gain exposure to how pricing decisions are developed, reviewed, communicated, and implemented across an organization.

Internship Training & Development

Prior professional pricing experience is not required. Training and practical experience will include:

• Microsoft Excel: formulas, XLOOKUP, PivotTables, charts, data analysis, and financial modeling.
• Finance Fundamentals: revenue, cost, gross margin, contribution margin, profitability, and return-based decision-making.
• Pricing Fundamentals: pricing methodologies, discounting, competitive analysis, value-based pricing, and pricing economics.
• Business Analytics: identifying trends, evaluating scenarios, and transforming data into actionable recommendations.
• Business Communication: presenting analytical findings clearly and concisely to business stakeholders.

What The Intern Will Gain

• Build practical finance and pricing experience using real-world business scenarios.
• Develop strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills.
• Learn how companies establish prices and evaluate revenue, cost, margin, and profitability.
• Gain exposure to services pricing and commercial decision-making.
• Work with experienced professionals across finance, pricing, sales, product management, and operations.
• Develop presentation and executive communication skills.
• Build a strong foundation for future careers in pricing, finance, FP&A, business analytics, product management, or commercial strategy.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Excel (basic familiarity required; advanced skills not necessary as training will be provided)

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Interest in developing a career in pricing, finance, analytics, product management, or business strategy.
• Strong analytical curiosity and willingness to work with financial and business data.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with people across different functions.
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and take on new challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities in a professional business environment.