Intern

Gordon Food Service•Michigan, MI

15d

About The Position

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Looking to build connections, careers, and a future at one of North America's largest food service distributors? Do this and more as a Gordon Food Service intern at our Home Office! Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals receiving mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities that will expose you to various aspects of our industry. Build Connections By: Working alongside our Finance/Accounting team that serves our customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada. Collaborating with other Gordon Food Service interns and employees in the following areas: Communications Finance Accounting Human Resources IT Marketing & Merchandising Supply Chain Communications Build a Career: In the Finance/Accounting department by: Working alongside the Operational Finance teams focusing on sales and profit margin, expenses and operational processes, work with business intelligence tools to create a snapshot of business unit performances, tracking inventory, evaluating profitability of our customer base, completing financial reviews of customers to ensure credit worthiness, and identifying benchmark metrics to predict future performances. Working alongside the Accounting teams executing the monthly financial close process, maintaining the general ledger, reconciling balance sheets, managing cash and financial positions of the company, preparing financial statements, preparing senior management financial materials, creating an operating plan for next year, and tracking capital budgeting and expenditures. Build the Future by: Being an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor and working alongside our department Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office. Engaging in our mentorship program Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential Participating in Gordon Food Services’ community and stewardship efforts Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more