About the role#
The Finance & Business Analytics Intern will gain hands-on experience supporting Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Costing, and Demand Planning. You will use data analysis and process improvement to turn information into insights that support business decisions. This role involves working across teams using Microsoft Dynamics 365, OneStream, Power BI, and Excel.
What you'll do#
- Analyze the end-to-end customer short-pay process and recommend improvements.
- Assist in designing a Dynamics 365 accounting process to recognize estimated short pays at shipment.
- Streamline short-pay intake, coding, research, approval, clearing, and root-cause reporting.
- Enhance the trade-spend calendar and support analytics for accruals, forecasting, and promotional planning.
- Partner with Cost Accounting to prepare standard-cost roll forwards, analyze cost changes, and validate inputs.
- Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting by preparing templates, validating data, and analyzing variances.
- Build and refine OneStream financial reports, dashboards, and management views.
- Develop Power BI reports and visualizations using governed data sources.
- Assist Demand Planning with reporting, forecast-accuracy analysis, and exception reporting.
- Perform ad hoc financial and operational analysis.
- Document processes, data definitions, report logic, controls, and user instructions.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings, communicate findings, track action items, and present recommendations to leadership.
- Protect confidential business information and follow data-governance and internal-control protocols.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree program in Business Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Coursework in analytics, statistics, accounting, finance, information systems, or database concepts is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, charts, and data organization.
- Exposure to Power BI, ERP systems, databases, OneStream, or similar reporting and planning tools is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, maintain confidentiality, take initiative, and learn new systems.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship based on-site in Muscatine, Iowa.
- The position follows a rolling term schedule.
About KENT WORLDWIDE
KENT WORLDWIDE operates in the food and beverage manufacturing sector. The company produces ag-based specialty ingredients and consumer products. It maintains headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa. Founded in 1927, the firm remains family-owned and employs 618 people.
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