Background & Purpose of the Job

The purpose of the Internship Program is to introduce students to Unilever through a challenging and rewarding experience, which offers them the opportunity to contribute to business goals. At the conclusion of the summer, all interns present their project findings to a panel of key business leaders. Following the Internship, you may be invited to join Unilever as a Full-Time Management Trainee through our Unilever Future Leaders Program (UFLP).

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

Work with great people and great brands to do work that makes you proud every day. Unilever offers the chance to make a real positive impact within a purpose-driven sustainable business.

• You’re a born leader: You seek fresh opportunities, insisting on innovation and never settling for “good enough.” You take pride in delivering work to the highest standards.
• You’re a dot connector: You are innovative, resourceful, willing to overcome challenges, and are motivated to improve or create something new.
• You’re a change-maker: You know there is always a way we can improve results and you are committed to helping others see those possibilities.
• You’re a strategy guru: You love to think outside the box and imagine new possibilities for the business. You are a visionary, creating strategies to drive business growth and inspiring others along the way.
• You love to win, and have fun doing it: You believe in taking the lead in the marketplace versus following. You have a positive attitude about the company's future and a passion for winning.

Finance Summer Interns will join one of the Finance areas aligned with our key business processes (category management, sales, financial planning and reporting, accounting operations or operations/ supply chain). The Intern will interact across functional areas to lead a project with real impact to the business. By providing an integrated financial perspective on the impact of business decisions, the Intern makes recommendations and influences decisions that maximize value for the business. Typical Intern projects have included competitive analysis and benchmarking, product portfolio analysis and optimization, business process redesign and have all involved working across functions

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Current college Junior level pursuing Bachelor’s degree in business with a focus in finance
• The ideal candidate will need to possess strong leadership competencies, and strong team and analytical skills; strategic thinking skills; dedication and enthusiasm for work in a fast moving, dynamic environment; the ability to communicate effectively, especially as part of a team; and the ability to understand complex business issues.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Ability to relocate and willingness to work across the US, specifically Greater New York City Area.
• Superior proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required; along with an overall level of expertise in MS Office environments.
• Passion to pursue a career in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
• Prior relevant work experience with a CPG company is considered an asset.

• Interns have access to the company gym!
• Flexible work policy - work wherever is comfortable for you
• Unilever company "shop" - interns have access to Unilever products at really cheap prices
• Free ice cream!

Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. They believe this is the best long-term way for the business to grow. On any given day, two billion people from around the world use Unilever products from iconic brands like Dove, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Dollar Shave Club, and Knorr to look good, feel good, and get more out of life.