Finance Internship

Pattern•Lehi, UT

About The Position

Pattern is seeking a driven Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Intern for an immersive, real-world finance experience at a fast-growing ecommerce company. The intern will work alongside full-time FP&A Analysts under the supervision and mentorship of the FP&A Manager, translating financial and operational data into forecasts, models, and reports used by leadership. The role involves hands-on analysis that supports business decisions, with opportunities to own a project and present findings and recommendations to the FP&A team. The internship offers mentorship and networking, as well as hands-on experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis relevant to corporate finance, FP&A, and strategic finance careers. Excellent performance during the internship could lead to a potential full-time job. The team is data-driven and results-oriented, encourages input, and collaborates to implement actionable solutions.

Requirements

Be a college junior or senior working toward a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another related field.
Have foundational knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including the three financial statements and how they connect.
Have confidence using Excel, VBA, Microsoft Office, and Google Sheets.
Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including investigating the reasons behind results and checking work before sharing it.
Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and accuracy when working with financial data.
Have outstanding communication and organizational abilities, including explaining financial concepts and findings to non-finance teammates and managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
Handle sensitive and confidential financial information with honesty and integrity.
Demonstrate collaboration, receptiveness to feedback, and eagerness to learn.

Nice To Haves

Analytical and financial modeling skills.
Familiarity with cloud-based planning systems, NetSuite, and Tableau.
Knowledge of working with large amounts of data to develop scalable financial reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

Assist with preparing and distributing financial analysis and reporting packages, and analyze current performance against budget and forecast.
Work with Financial Analysts to prepare sensitivity analyses modeling how changes in key variables affect revenue, expenses, and profitability.
Develop detailed financial statement forecasts incorporating key financial and operational metrics.
Pull, clean, and reconcile financial and operational data from multiple sources, ensuring models and reports tie out.
Perform variance analysis, investigate performance drivers, and clearly summarize findings for the FP&A team.
Support month-end, quarterly, and annual budgeting and forecasting cycles by updating models and supporting schedules.
Build and refine reporting and dashboards that track key financial and operational metrics, and identify opportunities to scale or automate recurring reports.
Document model assumptions, methodologies, and processes so work can be reviewed, understood, and reused.
Own a project or analysis during the internship and present findings and recommendations to the FP&A team.
Follow through on assignments and projects, produce accurate and clearly documented models and reports, explain results and recommend next steps, identify issues and risks, and seek feedback to improve work.