Intern – Financial Business Analyst, RBU

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 31500BR
Department: Finance
Working Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Monday - Friday
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Jan 27, 2025

Salary varies

Onsite

Full Time - Temporary

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Description

Program Introduction
At Publix, we are committed to making a difference and it’s our pleasure to continuously develop our most valuable resource— our associates. The Publix Summer Internship Program prepares a cohort of young professionals for a smorgasbord of opportunity in the workplace through relationship building, development of self-confidence, and insight into industry knowledge.

Since the inception of the program in 2007, Publix empowers interns to share, lead, and implement their creative ideas, projects, and unique contributions towards our organization and the communities we serve.

Over the course of 10 weeks, interns are immersed in consequential department projects which allow them to apply academic concepts learned in the classroom to a real-world, corporate setting. The intern cohort participates in several exclusive events including meeting with Publix executives, volunteering in a local community service event, touring manufacturing and distribution facilities, and giving an end-of-summer presentation to Publix leaders. This summer, the program will occur from May 19 through July 25 at our company facilities in Lakeland, Florida. Interns are offered competitive pay and are generally expected to work onsite 40 hours per week, although this varies by department. Additionally, we partner with Florida Southern College to provide free housing for our out-of-town interns.

Come join an organization consistently ranked as a great place to work and make valuable contributions through an inimitable experience helping you grow professionally and personally. Add your story to the Publix legacy and apply today.

* This internship posting can close within two weeks from the date it was posted. Candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.

Position Overview
This position provides reporting, analysis, accounting, consulting, recommendations, performance measurement, technical support, and project and process improvement support to various levels of assigned Retail Business Units (RBUs) and cross-functional strategic initiative or tactical project teams to enable and support information-based decision making. The selected candidate will utilize their knowledge of financial analysis and be responsible for the development and deployment of analytical technology solutions, the output of which supports business recommendations or decisions.

What you’ll do

• Supporting Corporate Purchasing departments, called Retail Business Units (RBUs), on tactical projects, requests, and other analytical needs
• Producing, maintaining and enhancing the financial and operational reports routinely used by RBUs and corporate leadership
• Developing analytical solutions through the utilization of databases, queries, data visualization tools and worksheets for capturing and reporting useful information to enable fact-based decision-making
• Providing analytical and consultative business services, both individually and through cross-functional teams, supporting RBU projects and strategic initiatives
• Preparing and summarizing conclusions for various ad-hoc requests to support RBU management in answering business questions outside the scope of business initiatives
• Providing updates on significant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Strategic Business Units (SBUs), as well as economic performance for Publix operating areas
• Participating on cross-functional team meetings and/or meetings with RBU customers and Publix leaders

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Required Qualifications

• Must be an actively enrolled student not graduating prior to the start of the Summer Internship Program in May; or
  • If graduating from a bachelor’s degree program prior to the start of the internship, starting a graduate degree program in the upcoming summer or fall semester; or
• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in finance, accounting, business administration, analytics, information technology, statistics and be a current sophomore or above (rising junior or above as of the program start in Summer 2025) or a graduate student
• Completed coursework in one or more of the following classes: Basic Accounting Principles, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Statistics and/or Introduction to Economics
• Ability to work independently, be self-motivated, take responsibility for learning new skills and processes, practice good time management, problem solve and identify discrepancies, producing work free of errors
• Enthusiasm, initiative and pride in work
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel

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Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Access
• Basic knowledge of MicroStrategy Developer, Alteryx, Power Query or similar Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tool
• Basic knowledge of Power BI, Tableau or similar data visualization tool
• Sound financial and business acumen
• Knowledge of the Publix retail store environment and operations

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Benefits

• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Paycheck direct deposit
• Credit union

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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