Financial Analyst - Intern
Location: Addison, IL
Type: Internship
Min. Experience: Student (College)
Financial Analyst Intern
Location: Addison, IL
Employment Type: Internship (Part-Time/Full-Time, Seasonal)
About the Role
We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst Intern to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a student or early‑career professional to gain hands-on experience in financial analysis, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll work closely with our finance team to support key initiatives, contribute to data-driven decisions, and strengthen the analytical backbone of our organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, and meaningful insights that support business decisions.
- Support the preparation of dashboards, financial models, and ad hoc analyses to inform leadership and operational teams.
- Help maintain accurate financial records and spreadsheets, ensuring data integrity and consistency across systems.
- Collaborate with finance and business partners on special projects, providing analytical support and contributing to project outcomes.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with financial modeling or data visualization tools is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Eagerness to learn, ask questions, and contribute to a dynamic work environment.
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on experience with real financial datasets and reporting tools.
- Exposure to cross-departmental projects and business operations.
- Mentorship from experienced finance professionals.
- A chance to grow your analytical and technical skill set in a supportive setting.
- Work hard and have fun. During the summer interns participate in our culture events including Fun Fridays as well as have an opportunity to support our charitable efforts if interested.
A little about the company:
- Been around since 1895.
- Grown from 30 employees in 2005 to 60 in 2010 and now over 240.
- Locations in Addison, IL (Headquarters), Indianapolis, IN (2018), Pittsburgh, PA (2019), Salt Lake City, UT (2021), Jurupa Valley, CA (2021), Livermore, CA (2021), Charlotte, NC (2023).
- We distribute rigid packaging products and industrial filtration.
- We have a beautiful newly renovated corporate office/warehouse in Addison.
- We have a strengths-based approach working to leverage what the employee likes to do and is good at doing.
- Privately owned
We work to build autonomy, connectedness and confidence in your role
- Interns will receive check-ins from HR as well as their department leader
- We have various committees employees can support such as Culture Committee and Cary Cares
- Fun Friday’s, and other company events are some highlights (check out our Facebook page)
People that are successful in our culture/company have the following characteristics:
- Positive/optimistic
- Open Minded, but still look for ways to make our systems better
- Curious/Inquisitive
- Customer-Focused (ease of doing business for our customers)
- Supportive of Co-workers
