Altria Client Services -
Richmond,
Virginia
12725BR
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 undergraduate summer intern to join our Finance departments in Richmond, VA.
Our 10-12 week undergraduate summer intern program provides students the opportunity to participate in on-the-job training, access to mentors, planned social events, and educational opportunities. Students will also be given the opportunity to work on a project as part of their intern experience. Depending on the current business need, this project may be cross functional. All students are expected to use project management skills to execute multiple project tasks simultaneously. Students will document the summer’s project work in a formal report and/or presentation to the senior management team at the conclusion of each term.
As a Finance/Accounting undergraduate summer intern 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.
Finance areas include:
• Controller Functions – Includes accounting, financial reporting & disbursements
• Decision Support & Budgeting – Provides financial analysis to drive business decisions
• Treasury – Provides cash and risk management strategies
• Corporate Tax – Provides tax strategies and services
• Investor Relations – Communicates with the investment community
• Corporate Audit – Assesses and reports on the control environment
Projects may include:
• Performing basic functional business case analysis and identifying potential solutions.
• Identifying business changes and executing related accounting process changes as necessary.
• Compiling, analyzing and recording financial information.
• Consolidating data from multiple sources/computer systems.
• Analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and creating solutions.
• Preparing variance analyses on monthly expenditures.
• Performing monthly closing procedures.
• Assessing financial controls.
Specific Skills To qualify for the undergraduate summer intern program, the student must be in good academic standing at his/her university and enrolled as a rising senior in a relevant undergraduate degree program at the time of the Internship. Specifically, we are looking for college students working towards a degree in Accounting or Finance, with at least 15 hours of major coursework completed. Work experience related to academic discipline is preferred. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred.
We are looking for students who possess strong strategic, analytical and creative thinking skills, written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrate leadership and initiative. The incumbents must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Products and possess strong oral and written communication skills.
Candidates must pass a drug-screen and background check prior to employment. Pay for an intern position is commensurate based on the student’s academic level 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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