Parallel Co-op Finance

Altria Client Services - Richmond, Virginia
Monday, January 23, 2012
12734BR
Finance


The mission of Altria Group, Inc. is to own and develop financially disciplined businesses that are leaders in responsibly providing adult tobacco and wine consumers with superior branded products. Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, the largest cigarette manufacturer in the United States, as well as U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and John Middleton – recently acquired companies that offer leading brands in the growing moist smokeless tobacco and machine-made cigar categories.

Altria Client Services’ role is to provide high quality services to the Altria family of companies. We are currently seeking a highly qualified Finance Co-op to join our Corporate Finance department in Richmond, VA.

Our Parallel Co-op program provides students the opportunity to participate in on-the-job training, access to mentors, and educational opportunities. Students may be given the opportunity to work as a part of a cross functional project team and are expected to use project management skills to execute multiple project tasks simultaneously. Students will document project work in a formal report and/or presentation at the conclusion of each term.

As a Finance Parallel Co-op with Altria Client Services, the student will be assigned to a specific area within our Finance department for purposes of learning, assessment and ultimate contribution. We offer single and multiple term work experiences. Students interested in multiple terms will enjoy the benefits of more exposure to different segments of our business. Students will receive intensive on-the-job training in their academic field while fulfilling the requirements set by his/her university's co-op office.

Projects may include:
• Assisting in the preparation and review of state, local or federal tax filings.
• Performing tax related projects
• Performing basic functional business case analysis and identifying potential solutions.
• Identify business changes and executing related accounting process changes as necessary.
• Compiling, analyzing and recording financial information.
• Analyzing data, drawing conclusions and creating solutions.
• Preparing variance analyses on monthly expenditures or other financial data.
• Performing monthly closing procedures
Specific Skills To qualify for the Finance Parallel Co-op program, an undergraduate student must be at least a rising junior at the start of the first co-op rotation, in good academic standing at his/her university and enrolled in a relevant degree program. Additionally, the student must be enrolled in the co-op program at his/her college or university. A concentration in Accounting is preferred with at least 15 hours of major coursework completed. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred. We are seeking candidates who have excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating, planning, and quantitative analysis skills.

Candidates must pass a drug-screen and background check prior to employment. Pay for an intern position is commensurate based on student’s status in school and experience. A Housing Allowance is available for students who qualify.

Please note that we do not retain resumes submitted outside of our application process and in order to qualify for our Internships or Co-op assignments, you must be eligible to work full time within the United States without sponsorship.
NOTE* Altria Client Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other legally protected characteristic.

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, VA



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