Finance Intern (Minnesota)
About The Position
This internship is designed to provide students with practical, hands-on experience and exposure to Colgate’s commercial finance processes and activities while at the same time working on day-to-day activities and projects that are important to the needs of our US daily operations. During the internship, students will work on various financial activities and also have the opportunity to meet with members of our Divisional/Financial Senior Management Teams and learn about Colgate Palmolive’s overall business. We are looking for candidates who show great aptitude/willingness to learn quickly on the job, demonstrate strong analytical skills, have the ability to multitask, have the flexibility to manage a variety of responsibilities that may change frequently and who can think creatively to generate ideas that will improve efficiencies in our Finance function. The Customer Development Finance internship provides excellent exposure to Colgate’s Customer Development Organization and the company’s key accounts.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field with an expected graduation date between December 2026 - May 2027
- Strong analytical skills
- Project management and quantitative skills
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
- We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Responsibilities
- Weekly update of P&L (Profit & Loss) Statement
- Monthly update of NVOs (Non Variable Overhead) report
- Biweekly reminder to the team of promotional events status
- Support Gross to Net reconciliation process on spending (Rebates / Deductions)
- Calculate the return on investment of promotional items that sell in our customer’s stores
- Maintain customized files used for tracking sales vs quota and plans
- Participate in key business meetings as appropriate/required
- Support ad hoc analytics on market P&Ls and other strategic initiatives
- Support month end closing activities by researching specific issues related to trade spending in order to complete closing explanations
- Work on special projects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
