Global Finance & Accounting Summer 2027 Internship
UPS
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- Data analysisAccountingOperationsGAAPTaxFinancial analysis
- Work
- Hybrid in Atlanta · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Listed
- Nov 8, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
An internship opportunity with UPS Global Finance, a global leader. Finance & Accounting teams inform strategic decision-making and evaluate company performance by combining knowledge of finance, accounting, operations, and data analytics.
Internship Experience
The summer internship is designed to immerse interns in the corporate culture and provides hands-on work experience through exciting team projects with high visibility and lasting impact. Interns will gain exposure to senior leadership and all functional areas of finance, presenting insights and recommendations to finance executives at the program's end.
Key Responsibilities
Internship opportunities are available in the following F&A departments:
- Global Accounting Center (GAC)
- Evaluate and implement statutory fixed asset sub-ledgers for international locations.
- Identify locations where statutory fixed asset guidelines differ from US GAAP, document specific differences, and coordinate asset setup into the fixed asset sub-ledger.
- Build necessary desk-level procedures and training resources for effective FA implementation.
- Tax
- Establish, manage, and determine tax strategies for UPS worldwide.
- Assist with UPS’s overall U.S. corporate income taxes (federal, state, and local), partnerships, trusts, and certain miscellaneous excise tax filings.
- Review benefit plan documents and establish UPS policy as needed from a tax perspective.
- Treasury
- Assist with operational funding and optimize the short-term working capital investment portfolio.
- Manage financial risks for foreign exchange, energy, and interest rates.
- Create effective banking structures and cultivate strategic banking relationships.
- Corporate Financial Reporting and Accounting
- Provide support in one of the following functions: Corporate Accounting, External Reporting, Reporting & Consolidations, Special Projects, and Controllership.
- Assist with accounting, financial analysis, reporting, internal controls, and/or special projects, gaining exposure to enterprise finance operations and decision-making processes.
- US Domestic Finance
- Support one or more of the following areas: cost planning, revenue management, and payroll overtime.
- Assist the corporate management team with financial issues pertaining to reporting, monitoring costs, reviewing production, payroll, etc.
- Research and interpret financial data to provide information to management.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Hybrid role requiring presence in or relocation to Atlanta, GA.
Qualifications
- Rising college junior or senior, or recent graduate within the last 24 months pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Demonstrates an understanding of basic financial terminology and concepts such as operating profit/loss and net income.
- Excellent oral, written, and interactive communication skills.
- Skilled in effective research tactics with strong organization skills.
- Ability to maintain high standards of confidentiality.
- Ability to convey a positive and professional image to internal and external customers.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.
- Employer will not sponsor a visa for this or future positions.
- Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate.
- Must be available to work 30-40 hours per week.