Finance Rotational Program - June 2027

Staples Inc.•Framingham, MA

About The Position

Join our talented finance team to partner with every area of the business to drive results and provide financial expertise. We are passionate about analyzing and interpreting information to assess performance and provide guidance. Our team serves as a true partner and advisor to all our business leaders; working with them to accelerate the company’s profitability and growth. The Financial Rotational Program will be a 2-year program aimed at developing high-potential Staples Finance leaders. The program will allow the participants to complete 4, 6-month rotations on different teams over the course of the program. Participants will develop their financial and analytical skill sets at this $10 Billion + delivery business. This role will have a diverse field of responsibility and work directly with leaders across several business units to help drive deeper understandings of business performance and trends, as well, as ensure businesses are performing in line with short and long-term objectives. Participants will be assigned a Talent Management Program Manager to help guide them through their rotations. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be placed in a full-time role within our Finance organization. To be successful in this role, the participant will need to be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to establish strong working relationships with peers and leaders that result in open, active lines of communication. The successful participant will take a proactive approach to interpreting business results and subsequently, share those findings with the goal of influencing and driving business behavior.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Finance or related field
Desire to excel and build a career in Finance
Must be a rising senior (graduating in May 2027, or within the last 1-3 years)
Flexibility
Analytic horsepower, including the ability to analyze & present findings around complex data
Ability to shift between detailed data and big-picture thinking
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with Business Unit, Finance partners, and Senior Leadership
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail required
Strong planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work

Nice To Haves

Financial modeling
Budgeting and Forecasting
Providing analytical insights into business performance
Business Unit partnership
Communication
Teamwork across functional and business lines
Value driving analysis
Cash flow modeling

Responsibilities

Complete 4, 6-month rotations on different teams over the course of the 2-year program.
Develop financial and analytical skill sets.
Work directly with leaders across several business units to help drive deeper understandings of business performance and trends.
Ensure businesses are performing in line with short and long-term objectives.
Interpret business results and share findings with the goal of influencing and driving business behavior.
Manage the P&L monthly, including analysis and reporting between key business units, expense management, capital allocation, and board management support.
Support budgeting and long-range planning.
Analyze and optimize over $1 Billion across distribution and delivery network and drive inventory rationalization.
Become a key business partner and finance expert across different business units at Staples.
Support the budgeting and forecasting cycles specific to each business unit.
Forecast and optimize spending and priorities for technology systems.
Understand and analyze key product trends across internally developed product brands and understand key merchandise financial trends.
Partner with Staples Business Advantage sales leadership to provide customer-level reporting, analysis, and competitive insights.