Corporate Planning Intern

Rich's•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for a student who is highly motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-driven! In this role you will work with our Finance/Corporate Planning Department supporting various functions with financial reporting and analysis. This internship will start in September/October 2026 and last approximately until April 2027. This intern will work 15-20 hours/week during the semester, and up to 29 hours/week during school breaks.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, working towards earning a Bachelor's or Masters degree (concentration in Finance, Accounting, MIS or related field)
Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Functional competencies to include strong financial, problem solving & interpersonal/communication skills.
Ideal candidate will have strong skills in Microsoft excel.
Proficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word & PowerPoint).
Must have a general understanding of accounting and U.S. GAAP.
Critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI, Oracle BI tools, and SAP preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Consolidate, summarize, and analyze corporate budget vs. actual spend reports and communicate to various leaders.
Prepare price/volume/mix report and analysis for monthly governance decks.
Assist financial close and forecasting consolidation for United States and Canada business.
Load and verify actual and forecasted data for newly acquired companies into our reporting systems.
Consolidate and prepare presentation deck for Total Food Group flash forecast reporting.
Ad-hoc analysis for various finance requests using Oracle/Hyperion tools and SAP.
Analyze and maintain analysis of key competitors within the industry.
Project based work to enhance monthly close process.
Model development using AI to streamline and enhance monthly reporting and forecasting.