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Financial Planning & Analysis Intern - Summer 2022 Job in Park City, VT
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Park City, VT
Full-time | Accounting
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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
**Applications open until December 3rd. We will start reviewing and reaching out to candidates in early December**
The Financial Planning & Analysis Intern will provide support in the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for the company’s Marketing Finance department; including strategic planning, regular projections and forecasts, reporting of key metrics and providing data analytics to support Marketing initiatives. They will develop a focus in a key area of our business and complete a project to be reviewed by peers and leaders by summer’s end.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform analytics to access and understand changes
Analyze information and options; develop reports
Develop transferable and understandable models that predict outcomes
Provide financial and analytical support to the finance and marketing departments
Identify, research, and explain variances between actual and forecasted performance
Identify trends and recommend improvements accordingly
Protect Backcountry’s value by keeping information confidential
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Must be a Junior or Senior standing in an undergraduate program
Currently enrolled in a Finance learning program or recent graduate
0-3 years Finance experience
Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills; data-driven thinker
Ability to meet tight deadlines, while maintaining accuracy of information and attention to detail
Intermediate to advanced MS Office Suite skills, with an emphasis on Excel
Ability to multitask and balance priorities
Knowledge and familiarity of Oracle NetSuite and Looker is a plus
ABOUT BACKCOUNTRY:
Seek it. Find it. Send it. We help customers seek the perfect gear for their backcountry, find their awe, and send it their way. Through our five brands—Backcountry, Competitive Cyclist, MotoSport, Bergfreunde, and Steep & Cheap—we give our customers the gear, knowledge, and inspiration they need to chase life’s greatest moments. We foster local outdoor communities around the locations of our expanding number of retail stores, and we’re actively creating a more inclusive and equitable outdoors for all through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.
We’re a company of Gearheads and we offer personalized expertise at every level of the organization. This means we curate the best assortment of premium gear and apparel, a premium shopping experience, personalized Gearhead advice, super-fast and accurate fulfillment, and aspirational and informative content.
We take growth and personal fulfillment seriously. For our employees—aka, our Herd—this means career growth potential and the ability to take ownership and make an impact daily. We offer perks like an exceptional gear discount, an annual summer Adventure Contest, summer barbecues, and a pet-friendly office.
When you join the Backcountry Herd, you join a crew that is passionate about their jobs and equally stoked on the outdoors. Pre-dawn ski track laps are the norm, MTB rides are our lunch break, and you’ll regularly find coworkers hitting the trail together post-work. Benefits are competitive and include medical, dental, vision, and disability & life insurance, paid maternity and paternity leave, 401(k) matching, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account.
**Applications open until December 3rd. We will start reviewing and reaching out to candidates in early December**
The Financial Planning & Analysis Intern will provide support in the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for the company’s Marketing Finance department; including strategic planning, regular projections and forecasts, reporting of key metrics and providing data analytics to support Marketing initiatives. They will develop a focus in a key area of our business and complete a project to be reviewed by peers and leaders by summer’s end.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform analytics to access and understand changes
Analyze information and options; develop reports
Develop transferable and understandable models that predict outcomes
Provide financial and analytical support to the finance and marketing departments
Identify, research, and explain variances between actual and forecasted performance
Identify trends and recommend improvements accordingly
Protect Backcountry’s value by keeping information confidential
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Must be a Junior or Senior standing in an undergraduate program
Currently enrolled in a Finance learning program or recent graduate
0-3 years Finance experience
Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills; data-driven thinker
Ability to meet tight deadlines, while maintaining accuracy of information and attention to detail
Intermediate to advanced MS Office Suite skills, with an emphasis on Excel
Ability to multitask and balance priorities
Knowledge and familiarity of Oracle NetSuite and Looker is a plus
ABOUT BACKCOUNTRY:
Seek it. Find it. Send it. We help customers seek the perfect gear for their backcountry, find their awe, and send it their way. Through our five brands—Backcountry, Competitive Cyclist, MotoSport, Bergfreunde, and Steep & Cheap—we give our customers the gear, knowledge, and inspiration they need to chase life’s greatest moments. We foster local outdoor communities around the locations of our expanding number of retail stores, and we’re actively creating a more inclusive and equitable outdoors for all through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.
We’re a company of Gearheads and we offer personalized expertise at every level of the organization. This means we curate the best assortment of premium gear and apparel, a premium shopping experience, personalized Gearhead advice, super-fast and accurate fulfillment, and aspirational and informative content.
We take growth and personal fulfillment seriously. For our employees—aka, our Herd—this means career growth potential and the ability to take ownership and make an impact daily. We offer perks like an exceptional gear discount, an annual summer Adventure Contest, summer barbecues, and a pet-friendly office.
When you join the Backcountry Herd, you join a crew that is passionate about their jobs and equally stoked on the outdoors. Pre-dawn ski track laps are the norm, MTB rides are our lunch break, and you’ll regularly find coworkers hitting the trail together post-work. Benefits are competitive and include medical, dental, vision, and disability & life insurance, paid maternity and paternity leave, 401(k) matching, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account.