Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP)

Job Description

Kohler Leadership Development Program – Finance | Kohler Co.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Kohler Co., located in Kohler, WI. Kohler is a global organization, home to more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe. This program is designed to accelerate the development of future leaders by providing structured, cross-functional rotational experiences that drive meaningful business impact within the finance function, shaping future finance leaders from day one.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Kohler, WI
• Pay: $62350–$77950 yearly
• Mission: Help teams understand performance, evaluate tradeoffs, tell the story behind the numbers, and turn insights into action.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reporting: Prepare financial reporting, forecasts, and monthly analysis to provide leaders with insights for informed decisions.
• Partnership: Partner with operating and functional leaders to understand business performance, identify trends, and translate financial analysis into practical recommendations.
• Evaluation: Evaluate business cases and investment opportunities, including capital projects, product launches, marketing initiatives, and other growth priorities.
• Strategy: Drive process improvement and contribute to strategic projects by asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and guiding teams from insight to action.
• Development: Build broad finance capability across rotations while strengthening technical skills, business acumen, communication, and leadership confidence.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in Finance, Accounting, or a related field no later than June 2027.
• Experience: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing basis without company sponsorship.
• Bonus: Previous finance or accounting internship experience. Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and accountability through academic, internship, or extracurricular experiences. Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and learning agility in team-based environments.