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Staples is the World’s largest Office Products company with over $25 billion in sales. We operate in 26 countries around the globe and we are the 2nd largest e-tailer in the world! Staples is a diverse and environmentally conscious company, focused on helping businesses get what they need, quickly and easily.
Here at Staples, we offer engaging and exciting experiences to our interns. Our internships involve real projects that make an impact on the business and provide professional growth to our interns.
Introduction
Staples is seeking Sr. Financial Analyst Interns in each of our Finance divisions: Corporate Finance, Delivery Finance, and Retail Finance. Please note that when applying to this position, you may be considered for any one of these roles.
Corporate: Responsible for Corporate Financial Planning & Management, including forecasting, planning, analysis, annual budgeting, company-wide Long Range Planning, G&A and P&L, mergers and acquisitions.
North America Commercial: Responsible for Financial Planning & Management of our Delivery Channel, including sales and margin forecasting, planning, customer level profitability analysis, B2B analysis, supply chain analysis, and annual budgeting.
Stores and Online: Responsible for Retail Financial Planning & Management, including weekly and monthly forecasting, planning, store P&L, annual budgeting, sales forecasting, sales margin & analysis and store based testing.
Responsibilities (for all positions):
• Take part in forecasting, planning, and analysis.
• Provide timely and accurate financial analyses to Management and Executives throughout Staples to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Opportunity to own projects from beginning to end
• Opportunities to gain experience in:
o Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and ROIC Modelingo Capital Investment Analysiso Budgeting and Forecasting Analysiso Leasing Analysiso Product Sales & Margin Analysiso Sales Forecastingo Capital Structure Planningo Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Modeling
• Cross-channel interaction with Managers and Executives throughout the organization while working on projects involving company-wide cross-functional issues.
• Heavy emphasis on providing insightful analysis to support decision making:
o Competitive Benchmarkingo Financial Business Modelingo Process/Profit Improvement studieso New store real estate and pro-forma analysis
Qualifications
Basic
• 1st year MBA candidate.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and financial skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills required, with particular emphasis on Excel
• Organizational skills
• Time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong analysis and communication skills
• Ability and confidence to present information to Staples executives, Board members and Investor Relations
• Strong desire to be a leader
Staples Overview
Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an office products company. It operates in three segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial, and International Operations. The company offers various office supplies and services, office machines and related products, computers and related products, and office furniture under Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands. It also provides copy and print services to retail and delivery customers, as well as technology services through its EasyTech business. The company sells and delivers office products and services directly to businesses and consumers through its Websites comprising Staples.com and Quill.com, as well as through retail stores, contract sales force, and direct mail catalog business. As of February 2, 2013, it operated 2,215 retail stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the United States; and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, Argentina, and Australia. The company also operated 119 distribution and fulfillment centers in 30 states in the United States; 7 provinces in Canada; and in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. Staples, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Job
: Internships/Co-op
Location(s)
: US-MA-FraminghamSchedule
: Full-timePlease apply here.
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