Intern – Financial Business Analyst, Retail Accounting

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 31567BR
Department: Finance
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
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

The retail accounting department provides financial support to our retail locations, including providing weekly financial reports through the store accounting system, calculating retail bonus, supporting physical inventories, performing audits and supporting various donation programs. This intern will work with the Retail Accounting team to take the existing Excel based mapping of the data points between the store accounting system and the SAP general ledger system and convert it to a database format that is easier to update, easier to maintain and contains trend reporting.

What you’ll do

• Learn about our internal Store Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)
• Learn about the Corporate Income Statement (GL)
• Learn about key components of these statements including sales, gross profit, payroll, and other operating expenses
• Assist with monthly reconciliation of Store P&L to Corporate GL
• Develop a centralized repository for the data used in the P&L to GL reconciliation
• Develop a process to ingest monthly data into the repository
• Collaborate with Retail Accounting Analysts and Consultants to validate the relationships between P&L lines and GL accounts

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Required Qualifications

• Must be an actively enrolled junior or senior 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
  • If graduating from a master’s degree program prior to the start of the internship, starting a graduate degree program in the upcoming summer or fall semester)
• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems (various), or related field and be a current Sophomore or above (rising junior or above as of the program start in Summer 2025) or a graduate student
• Basic knowledge of SQL – Ability to write Select, Append, and Delete queries
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel – Pivot tables, common formulas such as various lookups and/or INDEX/MATCH
• Basic knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Access
• Must have an interest in financial data analysis

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Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of SQL
• Advanced knowledge of MS Access

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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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