Finance/Corporate Planning Intern – Financial Reporting and Analysis

Job Description

Corporate Planning Intern | Rich Products Corporation

The Tone:
This is an internship at Rich Products Corporation. Rich’s, also known as Rich Products, is a global family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities, operating with over 13,500 associates in 100 countries and achieving annual sales of $5.9 billion. The company produces a wide array of products, from cakes and icings to pizza and specialty toppings, which are used in homes, restaurants, and bakeries worldwide, alongside providing insights to help customers stay competitive. This exciting opportunity is for a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-driven student to join the Finance/Corporate Planning Department. The intern will play a key role in supporting various financial reporting and analysis functions, contributing directly to the company’s financial operations and strategic planning.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time (15-20 hours/week during semester, up to 29 hours/week during breaks)
• Pay: $18–$33 hourly
• Team: Finance/Corporate Planning Department
• Mission: This person supports financial reporting and analysis for the Finance/Corporate Planning Department, contributing to operational insights and strategic planning.
• Tech Stack: Oracle/Hyperion tools, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint), AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Standard Reporting: Consolidate, summarize, and analyze corporate budget versus actual spend reports, then effectively communicate these findings to various leaders across the organization.
• Monthly Governance Support: Prepare comprehensive price/volume/mix reports and their corresponding analyses, which are crucial inputs for monthly governance decks.
• Financial Close & Forecasting: Provide assistance with the financial close and forecasting consolidation process for the United States and Canada businesses, including loading and verifying actual and forecasted data for newly acquired companies into reporting systems. This also involves consolidating and preparing presentation decks for Total Food Group flash forecast reporting.
• Ad-hoc Financial Analysis: Execute various ad-hoc finance requests, leveraging advanced Oracle/Hyperion tools and SAP to deliver timely and accurate insights.
• Process Enhancement & Innovation: Undertake project-based work specifically aimed at enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the monthly close process, alongside engaging in model development utilizing AI to streamline and improve monthly reporting and forecasting capabilities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, working towards earning a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a concentration in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or a related field.
• Experience: A general understanding of accounting principles and U.S. GAAP is required.
• Skills: Strong financial analysis, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential, along with critical thinking abilities and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word & PowerPoint).
• Bonus: Experience with AI, Oracle BI tools, and SAP is preferred, though not strictly required.