Job Description

The Controlling Department Intern supports the Plant Controller in monitoring, analyzing, and reporting financial performance. This role provides hands-on exposure to cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis while helping ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance in financial processes. The intern will work closely with Plant Controller to support data-driven decision-making.

• Assist in the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, including cost center, manufacturing, and variance analyses, and present findings to management and department leaders.
• Collect, validate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency in reporting.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, standard costs, fixed costs, and balance sheet items, identifying deviations from budget, forecast, or standard and supporting corrective actions.
• Investigate manufacturing cost issues and support the development of methods, processes, and programs to improve the plant’s financial performance.
• Support the month-end closing, forecast, and budget processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and preparation of supporting schedules.
• Assist in the preparation of detailed budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives and plant financial targets.

Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Plant Controller.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED

• Sophomore standing college/university courses working towards BS/BA in Finance, Business or related field

• 3.0 GPA
• Ability to work 40 hours per week in the summer and possibly a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school year.

• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Excellent communication skills

• Willing to learn new procedures and applications

• Able to work with minimal supervision

Additional Information

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

EEO-Statement:

EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 800-821-2727. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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