Financial Planning & Analysis Summer Internship

Lasko Products, an industry leader of home environment products for over 100 years, is seeking an FP&A Intern for our West Chester, PA headquarters. The summer internship will run from May 2024 through August 2024. 

Intern position reporting to the Director of FP&A, the position performs a variety of project-oriented tasks to support the financial and strategic needs of Lasko. This intern position is responsible for organizational financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, sales analysis, strategic planning, and capital planning. Concurrently, it ensures consistency with the business strategy, consistency, and alignment across projects, as well as customer satisfaction and results. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes including analysis, interpretation, and communication of results
• Helps develop effective reports, presentations, and analyses for use by management and external stakeholders
• Helps develop, analyze, and reconcile statistical and accounting information for monthly and quarterly financial statement reviews
• Assesses operating results in terms of profitability and performance against plan/prior year to ensure accuracy and identify opportunities
• Participates in annual strategic planning and budgeting, periodic forecasting, and management reporting processes
• Helps create appropriate metrics/KPIs, reporting tools, and dashboards that give insight into the performance of the business
• Works cross-functionally to incorporate financial and strategic analysis into key business decisions
• Analyzes financial data to explain variance drivers, including revenue and gross margin volume/rate/mix analysis

 PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Results-oriented, with a very strong drive and work ethic and commitment to excellence
• Willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and do the work required for success
• Outstanding analytic skills, a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and the ability to engage cross-functionally in addressing business issues
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Unquestionable integrity, credibility, and character with a high energy level, a strong work ethic, and a passion for his/her work

 EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Corporate finance-related experience and/or financial services professional looking to make the transition into corporate finance
• Experience in a strategic finance or FP&A function, using financial analyses to inform business decisions
• Strategic thinking/business analytical skills
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint and proficiency with BI tools
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Bachelor’s degree candidates in business, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field